Households face £500 hike in bills after Sunak u-turn on energy efficiency commitments for landlords, says Labour
New analysis from Labour shows Rishi Sunak’s u-turn on energy efficiency measures for rented homes will cost tenants over £500 a year in higher energy bills, on current prices...
Sunday, 24 September 2023 00:01
Action needed now to support vulnerable customers this winter, MPs say
Urgent action is needed from the Government, Ofgem and energy suppliers to help households facing an apparently inevitable new winter crisis, a cross-party committee of MPs says today...
Saturday, 23 September 2023 00:01
Oliver Dowden's speech to the UN General Assembly
Below is the full speech to be delivered tonight by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden to the UN General Assembly...
Friday, 22 September 2023 21:59
CMS Committee publishes response from Rumble on monetisation of content
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has today published the response from Rumble to its letter asking for information on the company’s approach...
Friday, 22 September 2023 21:48
Bus fares in rural England drop 11% thanks to government's £2 fare cap
Millions of people in England have enjoyed cheaper bus travel this year thanks to the government’s unprecedented actions to lower bus fares and protect services...
Friday, 22 September 2023 21:26
Government and NHS to help tackle killer heart condition
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, has unveiled measures to tackle aortic dissection, a life-threatening heart condition that kills 2,000 people every year...
Friday, 22 September 2023 18:24
Government gives £1 million boost to forestry skills training
Current and aspiring foresters and arboriculturists are set to benefit from an additional £1 million in funding, which is being allocated to fund training courses in forestry and arboriculture...
Friday, 22 September 2023 16:08
Defence Sub-Committee reacts to “fundamentally wrong” MOD decision on Service accommodation
Today the Defence Sub-Committee on Service Accommodation has published a letter to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) reacting to the Department’s decision...
Friday, 22 September 2023 15:55
COVID-19 variants identified in the UK – latest updates
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its latest variant technical briefing containing updated analysis of the emergent variant BA.2.86...
Friday, 22 September 2023 15:06
Research and analysis: Travel-associated infections
Reports on cases of travel-associated infections reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
Friday, 22 September 2023 14:34