School leaders respond to government's Covid winter plan
Commenting as the government sets out its plan for tackling Covid during the autumn and winter, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 15:06
Liz Truss Speech to Policy Exchange: “Britain’s new trade policy: moving from defence to offence”
Well thanks very much Dean, it’s fantastic to be here this afternoon at Policy Exchange to talk about trade and to talk about Britain’s future as an open, enterprising economy where everybody shares the benefits of trade...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 14:16
Lib Dems: Sajid Javid fails to rule out closing schools again in future Covid lockdown
The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has today failed to rule out closing schools in any future lockdowns, after being challenged to do so in Parliament by the Liberal Democrats...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 14:15
COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021
The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response - Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ setting out plans for autumn and winter 2021/22 in England...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 13:29
£72.5m investment for laser and radio frequency weapons
Three contracts awarded to produce new Directed Energy Weapons advanced demonstrators for British Army vehicles and Royal Navy frigate...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 12:38
Jenny Chapman responds to Cabinet Office announcement of further delays in the implementation of UK border checks
Baroness Jenny Chapman, Labour's Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, responding to the Cabinet Office announcement of further delays in the implementation of UK border checks, said...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 12:30
Transport Cttee holds one-off evidence session on DfT's Transport Decarbonisation Plan
The Transport Committee is holding a one-off oral evidence session on the Department for Transport’s transport decarbonisation plan, Decarbonising Transport: a Better, Greener Britain...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 10:39
‘Listen to public concerns on trade’, Labour tells Liz Truss
Labour has told Trade Secretary Liz Truss she must act on the concerns raised in a national opinion survey commissioned by her own department...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 10:37
Government sets out pragmatic new timetable for introducing border controls
The Government has today set out a pragmatic new timetable for introducing full import controls for goods being imported from the EU to the UK...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 10:17
Keir Starmer's speech to the TUC
Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech to the Trades Union Congress, said...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 10:16