Government agrees to Committee’s recommendation for Central Asia 5 + UK diplomatic meeting
The Foreign Affairs Committee today publishes the Government’s response to its report, Countries at Crossroads: UK Engagement in Central Asia...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 00:01
Owners urged to take action ahead of XL Bully ban
XL Bully dogs will be banned in less than one week, as the Government takes action to protect the public...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 00:01
"No apology letters - carrying a knife will carry consequences” – Starmer unveils bold agenda to protect young people and stamp out knife crime as figures reveal almost half of knife possession cases lead to NFA
Keir Starmer will today [Thursday] unveil a new agenda to tackle knife crime, promising “real support” to young people and families worried about crime...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 22:30
Expert reaction to Labour’s plan to tackle knife crime
Experts from leading national youth organisations have reacted to plans from Keir Starmer to protect young people and tackle knife crime...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 22:30
New law to ban zombIe-style knives and machetes
Dangerous zombie-style knives and machetes will be banned under new legislation to take these weapons off our streets and keep young people safe...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 22:30
UN news: Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms
UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to undertake key reforms to reverse “repressive trends” and restore dialogue...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 22:23
LGA responds to new childhood obesity figures
Commenting on a study by the National Institute for Health and Care Research showing a rise in childhood obesity levels from pre-pandemic levels...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 19:00
House of Lords appoints new Financial Services Regulation Committee
The House of Lords has today appointed members to its new select committee on Financial Services Regulation...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:02
Pensions Regulator’s new guidance, encouraging pension funds to invest 5% in unlisted assets, adds significant risk, and ignores the value in listed UK equities which are only 4% of many pension portfolios, says Ros Altmann
Unlocking pension capital to support UK growth and businesses is right, but the Mansion House reforms don’t require any of the £70billion taxpayer pension reliefs to be invested in the UK...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 16:07
Extracts from PMQs - Jan 24
The Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak):...In addition to my duties in this House, this afternoon I shall be meeting the extraordinary 100-year-old holocaust survivor Lily Ebert...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:47