New drive to tackle terrorism in prisons
More dangerous and influential terrorists will be separated in specialist units to thwart the spread of their poisonous ideology, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:45
Labour responds to High Court ruling that the Government broke the law regarding failing care home residents
Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,responding to High Court ruling that the Government broke the law regarding failing care home residents, said...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:43
Government has squandered huge opportunity to protect poorest through care cap, says Alzheimer's Society
The Government has rejected amendments to the Health and Care Bill from the Lords, supported by many health and social care organisations, to count means-tested local authority contributions towards people's care costs when calculating the £86,000 cap...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:09
International Trade Secretary speech at City Week 2022
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP's opening remarks on the third and final day of the City Week conference 2022...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:07
CMA helps NHS secure price and supply commitment for cancer drugs
The CMA has worked to ensure that pharmaceutical company Aspen’s commitments to reduce prices for life-saving cancer medicines can be enforced in the UK following its exit from the European Union...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 11:37
Government concede to BEIS Committee recommendations to protect and compensate Horizon sub-postmasters
Following intervention from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, the Government has conceded compensation for sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon scandal must be fair for all and cover all consequential losses...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 11:07
New ‘fraud squad’ will crack down on criminals who steal taxpayer money
A NEW £25 million central government taskforce that will enlist an elite team of experts to crack-down on fraudsters who attempt to steal taxpayers’ cash will be operational by the summer, the Chancellor will announce today...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:58
CMA to investigate ESS’s move to three-year contracts for schools
The CMA is investigating whether education software company ESS is abusing a dominant position to push schools into accepting a new 3-year contract...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:56
Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2022
Quarterly update on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:01
UK: Dark day for civil liberties as 'deeply-authoritarian' Policing Bill passed by Lords say Amnesty International
Responding to the passing of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s CEO, said...
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 09:58