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Renters (Reform) Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Feb 7

Renters (Reform) Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Feb 7...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 07:21

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Feb 7

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Feb 7...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 07:19

Sentencing Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Feb 7

Sentencing Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Feb 7...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 07:18

Funding boost for chips that could help to fuel AI advancements and reach net zero

New funding and support has been unveiled today to back British scientists working on world-leading chip development which could help to power advancements in AI and will underpin the technologies needed to reach net zero...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

HS2 verdict: Scheme now very poor value for money after Northern leg cancellation, says committee of MPs

The High Speed 2 (HS2) programme, after the cancellation of its latter stages to run only from London to the West Midlands (Phase 1), will offer very poor value for money for the taxpayer...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

Bank of England has taken a leap in the dark on quantitative tightening, Treasury Committee concludes

The Treasury Committee concludes the Bank of England’s programme of active quantitative tightening is a leap in the dark as the Bank has not been able to fully consider the broader economic consequences...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

SRC: Business groups unite to voice alarm over Scottish tax policy

Sixteen leading business representative groups have jointly written to the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister & Finance Secretary, Shona Robison MSP...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

Britain’s deepening turnout divide – less well-off millennials are increasingly unlikely to vote compared to their better-off counterparts

The turnout divide between richer and poorer young voters is deepening...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

Scottish Government: Record investment in social security

The Scottish Government is strengthening the social safety net even as the UK Government is “steadily dismantling the welfare system”, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will tell MSPs today...

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:01

Working people “paying more for less” as new analysis shows council tax bill set to DOUBLE to bombshell £57bn under the Conservatives

New analysis by Labour ahead of today's local government finance statement reveals the council tax bill is set to top £57 billion under the Conservatives, more than double than under the last Labour government...

Tuesday, 6 February 2024 22:30