Regions across England to benefit from transport funding boost
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, today (Tuesday 30 June) announced vital new upgrades for road and rail in a speech setting out plans for massive investment in UK infrastructure, to drive forward the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:28
Ofqual publishes more details on appeals and confirms autumn exam arrangements
Our consultation on draft statutory guidance on exam boards’ arrangements for appeals this summer and decisions on GCSE, AS and A level autumn exams...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:02
Shelter responds to 'Build, Build, Build'
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “Despite all the bluster about building new homes, the Prime Minister has today cut his government’s housebuilding budget by a third each year..
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:01
Alliance slams government for "turning a blind eye" to the childcare sector following PM's 'new deal' announcement
Commenting on government plans to accelerate spending worth £5bn on a range of new infrastructure projects, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, said...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 11:50
Prime Minister's speech on the economy - June 30
Please see below a checked against delivery version of the PM’s economic recovery speech in Dudley this morning...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 11:22
Revolutionising the way we fly: apply for business funding (update)
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million to develop ways to support safe operations of novel modes of air transportation – minimising the environmental footprint and improving connectivity...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 11:19
Message from the Prime Minister: Build, Build, Build
Boris Johnson has announced the most radical reforms to our planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build better homes where people want to live...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 11:15
‘Cutting up red tape will only deliver more poor-quality places’: CPRE responds to the PM’s planning proposals
Commenting on the prime minister’s plans to deregulate the planning system, Tom Fyans, policy and campaigns director at CPRE, the countryside charity, said...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 11:15
Labour demands Health Secretary holds afternoon press conference on Leicester lockdown
Labour has called on the Health Secretary to hold a press conference this afternoon on the lockdown in Leicester...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54
Vehicle Licencing Statistics: 2020 Quarter 1 – AA comments
Commenting on the latest vehicle licensing statistics released by the Department for Transport today1, Edmund King, AA president says...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:17