The deferment of the minimum income floor doesn’t go nearly far enough - Prospect
General Secretary of Prospect Mike Clancy, responding to the announcement that the reintroduction of the minimum income floor for Universal Credit is to be deferred to April, said...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 16:19
British Armed Forces Minister arrives in Cairo
UK Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey MP met with Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:36
Labour calls for a renewal of the ban on evictions as well as the ban on repossessions
Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary Thangam Debbonaire has today written to Robert Jenrick calling for clarity on the protections for renters and homeowners, as England heads into a second national lockdown...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:06
Natural Capital Committee Speech by Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, made a speech to the Natural Capital Committee on 3 November 2020...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:04
Government extends extra welfare support for self-employed for further six months
Universal Credit will continue to be calculated based on current earnings as Minimum Income Floor suspension extended...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:02
David Cameron: Proposed Holocaust Memorial is about remembering the past and safeguarding the future
David Cameron: Proposed Holocaust Memorial is about remembering the past and safeguarding the future...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 15:01
IPSE welcomes Universal Credit extension as sustaining “crucial lifeline” for self-employed
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for Universal Credit...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:59
Labour welcomes government U-turn on suspension of minimum income floor
Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the Government U-turning on the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed workers claiming Universal Credit, said...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:58
Written statement on Minimum Income Floor - Nov 3
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP): After careful consideration of the ongoing public health situation...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 14:00
Archbishops join interfaith call to PM to allow public worship
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, together with the Bishop of London, have joined national faith leaders in calling on the Government to permit public worship during the forthcoming lockdown in England...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 13:56