Keir Starmer and Doreen Lawrence call for “swift action” from government to protect BAME communities from Covid-19
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Labour’s race relations adviser, have called for “swift action” from the Government to protect Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers from the Covid-19 pandemic..
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:58
Liz Kendall responds to Robert Buckland admission that Government prioritised NHS testing over care homes
Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, responding to Robert Buckland admitting on Sky News that the Government made a choice to prioritise the NHS for testing over care homes, said...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:36
ACS: New Tobacco Regulations Now in Force
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is reminding retailers about the tobacco changes in force from today...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:08
Director of Public Prosecutions to be quizzed on reports of rising domestic abuse
A reported increase in lockdown domestic abuse cases will be a key subject of questioning at a Justice Committee evidence session with the Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service, Max Hill QC, on Thursday May 21 at 0930 HRS...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:51
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy - Inquiry Launch: Biosecurity and national security
Following up the previous Committee’s partially completed inquiry into biosecurity in 2019, and the continued salience of such pandemic risks with Covid-19...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:49
UK House Price Index for March 2020
The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:34
Union calls for government support as poll shows students may defer study and consider changing university
Universities face an uncertain future as over a fifth of prospective students (22%) could defer going to university, according to a new survey released today...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:32
Climate Assembly UK finalises work after members persevere through challenging 2020
Following a final set of discussions last weekend, the members of Climate Assembly UK have concluded work on their reflections and recommendations due to form a report to Parliament in July...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:31
Future Fund launches today
The government’s £500 million Future Fund opens for applications today (Wednesday 20 May) with innovative and high-growth British businesses able to secure investment to help them through the Coronavirus outbreak...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:21
Unite hits out at Rolls Royce's ‘shameful opportunism’ over plans to slash jobs
Responding to the news that Rolls Royce is to cut 9,000 jobs globally, 3,375 of them in the UK, by the end of 2020 with more to come in 2021...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:17