Angela Rayner calls on Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to investigate Number 10 flat refurbishment
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Angela Rayner, has today written to Kathryn Stone to ask her to investigate the Prime Minister’s failure to declare donations used to pay for the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:33
Speech by Wera Hobhouse opening debate on transition to electric vehicles
Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, will tomorrow (at 1.30 pm) open a debate in Westminster Hall on support for the UK’s transition to electric vehicles by 2030...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:30
Open windows not an answer in winter, Labour warns, as Government’s ventilation failure creates further education disruption
Labour has today [Thursday] warned that the Government’s failure to get ventilation measures in place is pushing schools to open windows despite plummeting temperatures and causing energy bills to rocket...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:07
Business Secretary chairs Build Back Better Business Council meeting
Final meeting between government and business representatives in Build Back Better Business Council...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 12:05
Angela Rayner comments on the Conservative Party being fined over Downing Street flat refurb
Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, commenting on the Conservative Party being fined £17,800 by the Electoral Commission...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 12:04
UK agrees historic digital trade deal with Singapore
The UK has today (Thursday, December 9) secured an agreement in principle with Singapore for a Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) that will cut costs, slash red tape and pave the way for a new era of trade...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 12:03
Trade and the Environment inquiry launched
The International Trade Committee launches a new inquiry examining how the Government’s approach to trade interacts with its environmental goals...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 11:16
Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into spiking
The Home Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand better the prevalence of spiking and the effectiveness of the police response to it...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 11:01
Next generation of Britain’s high-speed bullet trains reaching speeds of over 200mph to be built on home soil as Government awards HS2 rolling stock contract
Britain's new generation of super-fast "bullet trains" - capable of speeds of more than 200mph - will be designed and built here in the UK, promising massive investment in the North East and Midlands and thousands of new jobs...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 10:55
NAHT comments as Ofsted inspections paused for last week of term
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “While this is something that should have happened weeks ago, we are pleased to see today’s guidance sets out that Ofsted inspections will not take place next week...
Thursday, 9 December 2021 10:51