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King's Speech 2023 - Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

“Legislation will be introduced to strengthen the United Kingdom’s energy security and reduce reliance on volatile international energy markets and hostile foreign regimes...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 12:04

King's Speech and Government Summary

Integrity, professionalism, accountability. That’s what I promised when I stood on the steps of Downing Street just over a year ago – and that’s what we have delivered...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 12:00

UK Statement at 7th Intergovernmental Negotiating Body

UK opening intervention at the 7th Intergovernmental Negotiating Body. Delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley, on 6 November 2023...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 11:49

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces - UK condemns withdrawal

The UK has issued a statement in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 11:06

£2.2 billion in Cost of Living Payments paid by DWP over the last eight days

More than seven million households across the UK have been paid a £300 Cost of Living Payment, a £2.2 billion cash injection made by the Department for Work and Pensions in just eight days...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 10:19

Local agencies struggle to prioritise early help for children and families

Ofsted, the CQC and HMICFRS have published a joint report on the multi-agency response to children and families who need help....

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 09:56

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports Hunt will extend freeze on fuel duty

Responding to reports that Jeremy Hunt will extend the freeze on fuel duty in the Autumn Statement, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 09:55

New funding to fuel space sustainability

The UK Space Agency is funding research into refuelling an upcoming mission to remove space junk, which could help prolong the life of satellites and prevent adding more debris to the space environment. ..

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 09:35

Which? responds to the latest grocery price inflation figures

Which?'s comment on the latest Kantar grocery price inflation figures...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 08:47

ConservativeHome blog: Limor Simhony Philpott: Hezbollah speaks, Hamas miscalculated – and how Israel has united in the face of terror

When Hassan Nasrallah said last week that the war is “100 per-cent Palestinian, not regional,” this would not have pleased Hamas. Nasrallah, leader of the Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based militant organisation Hezbollah...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 08:05