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Public Accounts Committee urges Bank of England to investigate “missing” £50 billion of sterling notes

Lax attitude to whereabouts of bulk of sterling cash supply, or ensuring it remains accessible to households and high street, gives twin causes for concern...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

Which? comments on NCSC campaign to protect online shoppers from fraud

Adam French, Which? Consumer Rights Expert, said...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

Transport Select Committee announce new inquiry into Major transport infrastructure projects: appraisal and delivery

2020 has seen billions of pounds of investment committed to the UK’s transport infrastructure...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

Government to consult on crackdown unfair employment clauses in a boost for low paid workers

New proposed measures to allow workers’ greater freedom to find new or additional work have been unveiled by Business Secretary Alok Sharma...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

LGA responds to ADCS report on children’s social care pressures

Responding to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ interim report on pressures on children’s social care faced by councils during 2019/20...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

Preet Kaur Gill responds to The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s information note

Preet Kaur Gill MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, commenting on The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s information note ‘UK aid spending during COVID-19: management of procurement through suppliers’, said...

Friday, 4 December 2020 00:01

New analysis by Labour ahead of small business Saturday reveals hundreds of thousands of small businesses might not make it to Spring

Ahead of Small Business Saturday, the Labour Party has revealed that many of the small businesses reopening this week may not make it to Spring because of government failure to get a grip on the virus and shrinking government support...

Thursday, 3 December 2020 22:30

UK sets ambitious new climate target ahead of UN summit

The Prime Minister has today (Friday 4 December) announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels...

Thursday, 3 December 2020 22:30

Government's emissions target the minimum we should aim for - Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, responding to the Government’s 2030 emissions target, said...

Thursday, 3 December 2020 22:30

IPPR welcomes UK's new climate change target but calls for greater ambition and a 'world-beating' plan to deliver it

IPPR has welcomed the prime minister’s expected announcement of a new target to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68 per cent by 2030...

Thursday, 3 December 2020 22:30