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LGA analysis - Inflation pressures risk emergency budget cuts to key local services

Rising energy prices and spiralling inflation are forcing councils to rip up financial plans set just three months ago with the potential of emergency funding cuts to local services to meet their legal duty to balance the books this year...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 00:01

Report shows progress in boosting investment in UK's women entrepreurners

A new report published today (Tuesday 28 June) reveals the strength of investment in the UK’s women entrepreneurs by lenders and investors signed up to the Investing in Women Code...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 00:01

Labour attack Tory ‘Backlog Britain’ as Government falls flat on delivery

Labour tomorrow (Tuesday 28 June) uses its Opposition Day Debate to urge government action on growing bottlenecks and delays – saying they’re both a symptom and catalyst of economic decline under the Conservatives...

Monday, 27 June 2022 22:30

Mounting violence leaving ‘scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties, says UN Special Coordinator

“High level” violence has resulted in “scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday...

Monday, 27 June 2022 19:23

Readout of a meeting between the Prime Minister and South African President Ramaphosa at the G7 Summit, Germany

The Prime Minister met South African President Ramaphosa at the G7 Summit, Germany, today

Monday, 27 June 2022 16:32

Labour responds to Government statement on draft Mental Health Bill

Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health,responding to the Government statement on the draft Mental Health Bill, said...

Monday, 27 June 2022 16:30

A lasting resolution that delivers peace for Israelis and Palestinians is long overdue

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East...

Monday, 27 June 2022 16:12

Telecoms industry agrees to new cost-of-living plan following government summit led by Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries

The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a raft of new commitments to further help customers with the rising cost of living following a government-led summit at No 10 Downing Street..

Monday, 27 June 2022 15:56

Draft Mental Health Bill 2022

The government is publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century...

Monday, 27 June 2022 15:52

An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector

The inspection team anticipates reporting to the Home Secretary by September...

Monday, 27 June 2022 14:24