Energy crisis requires wholesale reform to tackle rising prices and fuel poverty, warns Prospect union
Leading energy union Prospect has published a new report calling on the government to urgently reform the retail energy market after soaring gas prices caused the collapse of many smaller providers...
Monday, 10 January 2022 09:49
Broken promises don’t pay the bills: Labour slams Gove’s broken promise on energy VAT cut
Labour has criticised Michael Gove and Boris Johnson for breaking their promise to cut VAT on energy bills...
Monday, 10 January 2022 08:14
Government action on planning, SMEs and housing for the elderly needed to address housing crisis, says Lords committee report
Today the cross-party Lords Built Environment Committee has published its report, ‘Meeting housing demand’...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
AA tackles HGV driver shortage with new AAcademy
The AA today launches a Driver Academy to help train apprentices to become recovery patrols at a time when there is an estimated 100,000 HGV driver shortage...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
New campaign launched to help parents improve children's diet
Families will be given support to help to improve the diets of their children through a new campaign as the new statistics reveal the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
Unite says the government is playing ‘Russian roulette’ with road users’ safety
After relaxing rules government has no record of foreign lorries on UK roads. No record of who comes, who goes and how long they work...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
New campaign launched urging pregnant women to get boosted now
Pregnant women who have not yet had their first, second, third or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are being urged to get their jab as soon as possible...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
Labour announces plan for business contingency fund as nearly one in four firms hit by energy crisis
Labour is today announcing measures to address the immediate energy crisis facing businesses - with a £600 million contingency fund...
Monday, 10 January 2022 00:01
Labour criticises government's defence of "struggling" North Sea Oil and Gas producers
Conservative Minister Nadhim Zahawi has today said the government opposes Labour's plan for a one-off windfall tax on North Sea Oil and Gas profits...
Sunday, 9 January 2022 16:12
DEFRA’s plan for post-EU land and farming subsidies based on “blind optimism”, say MPs
Plans for the scheme to replace the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy depend on changes in land use that bring both increased farm productivity and environmental benefits...
Sunday, 9 January 2022 00:01