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Minister Admits Customers Could Face Higher Energy Tariffs If Their Current Supplier Goes Bust

Minister Admits Customers Could Face Higher Energy Tariffs If Their Current Supplier Goes Bust

23 Sep Economy

Consumers who are forced to switch to a new energy supplier will not be guaranteed they will pay the same rate, a business minister has said.

Union Chief Says Labour Is More Focused On 'Primrose Hill Parents' Than Workers

20 Sep Political parties

Union Chief Says Labour Is More Focused On "Primrose Hill Parents" Than Workers

Minister Insists There Is 'No Question Of The Lights Going Out' Over Gas Shortage Concerns

20 Sep Economy

Minister Insists There Is "No Question Of The Lights Going Out" Over Gas Shortage Concerns

Government Won't Rule Out An Energy Company Bail-Out As Gas Prices Soar

20 Sep Economy

Government Won't Rule Out An Energy Company Bail-Out As Gas Prices Soar

Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases

09 Sep Social affairs

Care Minister Says Money Raised From Social Care Levy Will Not Pay For Wage Increases

The NHS “Shouldn’t Be Used As Human Shield For Delivering Social Care” Says Unions Boss

09 Sep Social affairs

The NHS “Shouldn’t Be Used As Human Shield For Delivering Social Care” Says Unions Boss

MPs Have Voted Through Boris Johnson’s Manifesto-Breaking National Insurance Rise for Social Care

08 Sep Health

MPs Have Voted Through Boris Johnson’s Manifesto-Breaking National Insurance Rise for Social Care

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The Olympic and Paralympic heroes inspiring communities

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24 Sep Health

The Olympic and Paralympic heroes inspiring communities

Climate action must advance the rights of women and girls

22 Sep Environment

Climate action must advance the rights of women and girls

GMB General Secretary Gary Smith Vows To 'Treat Labour Like Any Other Employer'

20 Sep Political parties

GMB General Secretary Gary Smith Vows To "Treat Labour Like Any Other Employer"

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Climate action must advance the rights of women and girls

22 Sep Environment

Climate action must advance the rights of women and girls

The UK government must ensure there is a global commitment to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees and give concrete support for gender equality and women and girls’ leadership.

Union Chief Says Labour Is More Focused On 'Primrose Hill Parents' Than Workers

20 Sep Political parties

Union Chief Says Labour Is More Focused On "Primrose Hill Parents" Than Workers

General Secretary of the GMB Union has accused Labour of becoming "more and more remote" from working class voters, just days before the party's annual conference.

GMB General Secretary Gary Smith Vows To 'Treat Labour Like Any Other Employer'

20 Sep Political parties

GMB General Secretary Gary Smith Vows To "Treat Labour Like Any Other Employer"

As Labour prepares to gather in Brighton, new GMB General Secretary Gary Smith says party chiefs are more focused on putting workers on the dole than listening to their concerns

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22 Sep Health

Voters in both Red Wall and Blue Wall united in support for assisted dying

By focusing on the ‘other,’ nationalists risk tearing apart communities and disrupting lives

16 Sep Communities

By focusing on the ‘other,’ nationalists risk tearing apart communities and disrupting lives

Nationalism can take many forms. At best, it springs from a love of “people like us,” of our community, our way of life and liberties – a desire to improve and an instrument of human nurturing. At its worst, history has shown it can also be an “othering” – a rejection of others, an exclusion of difference and a damaging and chaotic separation from those who are not part of the same group.

Mark Drakeford: 'The UK is a great insurance policy'

15 Sep Coronavirus

Mark Drakeford: "The UK is a great insurance policy"

Mark Drakeford is no fan of flag-waving unionism. Instead, Wales’ First Minister tells Georgina Bailey how the United Kingdom can thrive – not in spite of devolution but because of it.

Is Boris Johnson Playing Favourites With The Metro Mayors?

14 Sep Communities

Is Boris Johnson Playing Favourites With The Metro Mayors?

England's metro mayors have been at the forefront of a new governance landscape. They talk to Georgina Bailey about the future of the mayoralties, and how their parties impact their abilities.

Michael Gove: 'This is a rainbow country with a warm, sunny welcome, for all'

13 Sep Communities

Michael Gove: 'This is a rainbow country with a warm, sunny welcome, for all'

Preserving the United Kingdom in its current form is a project closer to the heart of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove than perhaps any other minister. But despite working flat out to keep the union together, he tells Rosa Prince he can still find time to boogie

Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion

12 Sep Health

Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion

The Prime Minister and Chancellor made huge policy decisions this week, raising taxes to spend more on the NHS and protect the assets of those facing high social care costs.

Angus Robertson: Westminster politicians are trying to buy time to stop Scottish independence

11 Sep Political parties

Angus Robertson: Westminster politicians are trying to buy time to stop Scottish independence

Scotland’s cabinet secretary Angus Robertson tells Adam Payne why he thinks Boris Johnson will be forced to hold another referendum, how the Prime Minister leading the unionist campaign would help the SNP and the delights of being reacquainted with Lego

This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play

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10 Sep Coronavirus

This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play

Jessica Gallier turned a personal tragedy into positive outcomes for other families when she founded The Martin Gallier Project with National Lottery funding – and now it’s one of many organisations creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Day.

Whether in Texas or closer to home, women are once again having to fight for our right to an abortion

09 Sep Health

Whether in Texas or closer to home, women are once again having to fight for our right to an abortion

The Texas abortion ban is a shocking rollback of women’s hard-fought reproductive rights and damaging to the fight for equality.

Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards

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09 Sep Education

Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards

When I asked a team of pollsters and focus groups specialists, who’d been going round the country recently, what people thought of advertising, the reply from one veteran top political numbers man was: “They just find it annoying”. I then followed up and said: “Gambling advertising in particular?” He replied: “No. All advertising”.

The Prime Minister must continue to prioritise social care

08 Sep Health

The Prime Minister must continue to prioritise social care

Backbench rebellions, cabinet infighting and front-page headlines have once again greeted proposals of a solution on how we fund social care.

Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs

07 Sep Social affairs

Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs

The prime minister has finally unveiled his plans to overhaul the UK’s social care system with a new tax of 1.25% to raise an extra £36billion over the next three years.

Labour Calls For 'Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

06 Sep Social affairs

Labour Calls For "Those With The Broadest Shoulders” To Foot Social Care Bill

Shadow social care minister Liz Kendall has criticised government proposals to reform social care as “not a plan but a tax rise” and suggested the cost should be shared with wealthier taxpayers.

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02 Sep Communities

BGC Chairman Brigid Simmonds Comments on Appointment of New Gambling Commission Chair

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02 Sep Environment

NOAH endorses new report to support pets in rented accommodation

NOAH is delighted to welcome and endorse the new Heads for Tails! report published today by Co-Founder of AdvoCATS, Jen Berazi. The report, endorsed by more than 30 charities, landlord groups, housing associations and more, outlines key policy recommendations that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) could take forward to make it easier for tenants to rent with pets in the UK.

The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further

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27 Aug Education

The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further

When the Betting and Gaming Council was established towards the end of 2019, we were clear that, as well as representing the regulated industry, we were a standards body with a clear mission to promote safer gambling.

LGBTQ+ People In Afghanistan Must Be Evacuated And Resettled In UK, Government Told

21 Aug Communities

LGBTQ+ People In Afghanistan Must Be Evacuated And Resettled In UK, Government Told

Pressure is growing on the government to do more to protect LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan at immediate risk of torture and death under the Taliban regime.

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

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21 Aug Health

Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right

In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.

Rising Energy Costs Will 'Hasten The Death' Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned

19 Aug Health

Rising Energy Costs Will "Hasten The Death" Of Terminally Ill People, Government Warned

Leading hospice charity Marie Curie has warned a rise in energy costs will push terminally ill people into fuel poverty during the winter months.

Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education

04 Aug Communities

Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education

At the Global Education Summit on 29 July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that investing into education was “the single best investment we can make in the future of humanity.”

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

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29 Jul Environment

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?

Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.

Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties

29 Jul Social affairs

Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties

If ever passed, a law introducing buffer zones would set a dangerous and unjust precedent for restrictions on other opinions that may challenge the perceived status quo at any given time.

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27 Jul Education

UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE

Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

22 Jul Communities

Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding

The London Mayor has ordered a full review of the affordable homes scheme after PoliticsHome identified multiple properties with cladding and fire safety problems.

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