Universities UK launches #SupportStudyAbroad campaign to protect study abroad in case of no-deal Brexit
On Wednesday 6 February, Universities UK will launch a national #SupportStudyAbroad campaign asking the UK government to commit to continue funding study abroad opportunities for UK students...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
PAC report exposes human and financial crisis - Andrew Gwynne responds
Andrew Gwynne MP, Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, commenting on the Public Accounts Committee’s report into the state of local government finance, said...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
LGA responds to PAC report on local government spending
Responding to the report by the Public Accounts Committee into local government spending, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
UK staring danger in the face on trade deals - CBI President
As an accidental “no deal” cliff-edge on 29th March becomes more likely, the CBI has sounded the alarm on an “overlooked” aspect of Brexit...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
54 new classrooms for schools across Wales to reduce classroom sizes
An additional 54 classrooms are to be built in schools throughout Wales as part of a £36 million fund to reduce infant class sizes, Education Minister Kirsty Williams has announced...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
Social care has been bled dry over the last eight years - Barbara Keeley
Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, commenting on a report by Age UK which shows that more than 50,000 older people have died since the Government promised they would publish a green paper on social care, said...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
Citizens Advice report makes clear that the Government has still failed to fix the fundamental flaws in Universal Credit - Greenwood
Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on a report by Citizens Advice which shows that Universal Credit claimants are still failing behind on rent and mortgage payments, said...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
Radical action is needed to fix the distorted digital market – Tom Watson
In a major speech today, 6th Feb 2019, Tom Watson, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, will lay out Labour’s view of how the digital market is broken with monopolistic power wielded by a few companies causing serious social harm and subverting democracy...
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 00:01
AI and digital design to transform future of UK construction
£18 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund investment in research and innovation projects will transform how the UK delivers buildings and infrastructure...
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:25
No deal Brexit advice: guidance on food and drink labelling
The Government has issued guidance on food and drink labelling in the event of a no deal Brexit...
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:22