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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Nov 16

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at Nov 16...

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 07:35

PAC: Government “not prioritising significant threat” from animal diseases like COVID-19, avian flu, swine fever

In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says Government is not sufficiently prioritising the “significant threat to UK health, trade, farming and rural communities” posed by animal diseases...

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 00:01

IPPR: Boost child benefit by extra £20 and ditch benefit limits to lift 900,000 children from poverty, ministers urged

The government is being urged to lift children across the UK from poverty this winter by making three key changes to the social security system...

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 00:01

More than 20 per cent council tax rise would be needed to plug local government funding gap - LGA

Many local services face severe cutbacks due to spiralling costs caused by inflation and demand pressures, the Local Government Association (LGA) is warning ahead of the Autumn Statement...

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 00:01

TUC - Nurses facing £1,500 real wage cut if government imposes 2% public sector pay awards

Nurses and paramedics will suffer a real-terms pay cut of over £1,500 in 2023/24 if the government pushes ahead with plans to increase public sector wages by just 2%, the TUC has warned today...

Wednesday, 16 November 2022 00:01

Labour analysis shows GDP per head expected to flatline by end of this parliament

New analysis from Labour today reveals that 12 years of Tory failure and wasted opportunities mean that GDP is expected to be flatline at the same at the end of this parliament than at the beginning...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 22:30

Over seven million £324 payments made to families by Government in last week alone

Over seven million payments of £324 have already been made to low-income families through the Government’s cost of living support...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 14:14

Foreign Secretary signs new agreement with Cypriot Foreign Minister for closer UK-Cyprus relations

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly signs Memorandum of Understanding with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 11:44

John Healey responds to the announcement on the next phase of the Type 26 Frigate programme

John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to the announcement on the next phase of the Type 26 Frigate programme, said...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 10:43

Planned student loan interest rates cut again from due to market rates (update)

Student loan interest rates to be capped at 6.3% from September 2022 due to market rates...

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 10:41