Specialised Committee for Financial Provisions: UK-EU joint post-meeting statement
Joint statement between the UK Government and European Commission following the meeting of the Specialised Committee for Financial Provisions on 19 May...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 13:39
We must do more to help companies through this crisis – Patrick McFadden
Patrick McFadden MP, Labour’s Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, responding to the limit on the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) increasing, said...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 13:38
Those who served our country are being forced to pay for NHS care – John Healey
John Healey MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to reports of a British Army veteran being forced to pay £27,000 for NHS medical care, said...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 13:38
Protective ring around care homes ring hollow when we see these numbers – Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, commenting on the latest death occurrence figures in England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics today, said...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 13:34
Independent Construction Commissioner to oversee HS2 Phase 2a route
Role extended to improve engagement with communities, businesses and individuals in Phase 2a of the project...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:57
Unite: ‘Crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s plan to build 10,000 green buses included in government's £5bn public transport fund
It is ‘crucial’ that bus maker ADL’s newly announced plans to build 10,000 green buses for the UK’s towns and cities is included in the government's £5 billion fund for bus services and cycling routes, Unite said today...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:56
WSTA wine tariff comment
The Government has published the UK’s new tariff regime which will replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on 1 January 2021 at the end of the Transition Period...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:17
Care home deaths expose social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says UNISON
Responding to figures published today (Tuesday) by the Office for National Statistics showing UK care home deaths linked to coronavirus have now exceeded 10,000...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:14
ASH warns that the ban on sale of menthol cigarettes is long overdue as 280 children a day take up smoking in England
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes the introduction of the ban on child-friendly menthol cigarettes on 20th May as an essential next step towards ending the tobacco epidemic...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 10:58
Middle East remains on track to bring significant refining capacity online over next 15 years, says GlobalData
After years of talk about the declining role of oil in the global economy, and of OPEC’s demise, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 10:57