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Australian investors commit £28.5bn in major economic boost for UK

Leading Australian businesses have announced major new investments totalling £28.5 billion in projects across the United Kingdom, as the Prime Minister hosts a UK-Australia investment roundtable at Downing Street this evening...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:30

David Lammy speech to call for ‘rethink’ of foreign policy to counter ‘the age of authoritarians’

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will use his Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Address to the Institute for Global Leadership and Tufts University (on Thursday, 31 March) in Boston to call for a ‘radical re-think in foreign policy and a reboot of diplomacy’...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:30

Starmer calls on voters to send a message to the Tories on cost of living as Labour reveals families set to be £2,620 worse off

Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, will launch Labour’s local election campaign in Bury on Thursday with a call to Vote Labour in May to “send the Tories a message they cannot ignore” on the cost of living crisis...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:30

Transcript of evidence to the Education committee on the future of post-16 qualifications

The Education Select Committee today heard evidence on the subject of the future of post-16 qualifications...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 19:26

MoD publishes its Zero Tolerance approach to sexual offences

As part of the Ministry of Defence’s commitment to crack down on unacceptable sexual behaviour and sexual offences, a new Zero Tolerance policy has been announced...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 18:41

Businesses urged to boost cyber standards as new data reveals nearly a third of firms suffering cyber attacks hit every week

Businesses and charities are being urged to strengthen their cyber security practices now as new figures show the frequency of cyber attacks is increasing...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 17:38

SNP MP to lead Westminster debate on food security

The SNP’s Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs spokesperson, Deidre Brock MP, is set to lead a debate on food security following growing concerns that the war in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food imports...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 17:01

Government dismisses calls for fairer pricing at public electric car chargepoints – RAC reaction

Following the Government’s rejection of a proposal to bring VAT on electricity charged to drivers using public electric vehicle charge points into line with that charged to those charging up a home...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:42

Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2021 second edition

Statistics on police workforce numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police....

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:40

LGA responds to Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan

Responding to the publication of the Government’s Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Safer Stronger Communities Board, Cllr Mohan Iyengar said...

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:38