Labour forces Government u-turn on “cash for cabs” grammar school scheme
Following Labour pressure, Ministers have quietly abandoned plans to spend £20 million transporting children up to 30 miles every day by taxi to attend the nearest grammar school...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:41
Farron: Disaster could unfold in our rural areas and Government are unprepared
Commenting on today's (12th September) report by the National Audit Office which shows that the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs is unprepared for a no-deal Brexit...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:40
NAO report shows we should not rush to “lock in” huge policy changes post-Brexit says RSA
Commenting on the latest National Audit Office report into Defra's Brexit preparations, Sue Pritchard, director of the RSA's Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, said...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:39
National Audit office report on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made good progress in its preparations for exiting the EU, but it faces an enormous challenge...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:32
Intercity East Coast franchise failure: Stagecoach, Virgin and Department for Transport must share responsibility say MPs
East Coast Partnership proposal needs a rethink, say MPs...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01
MoD needs plan to plug skill gaps and face emerging threats
PAC: Department should innovate to recruit and retain people with specialist skills required...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01
Barclays and the government launch £1 billion housing development fund to help deliver more homes
Barclays today announces that it has teamed up with the UK Government to provide £1bn of development finance to help build thousands of new homes across England to help increase the pace and volume of housing provision...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01
Napo calls for a counter rehabilitation revolution
At the TUC Congress 2018, Napo General Secretary Ian Lawrence is calling for a counter-revolution to address the chronic state of the probation service...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01
Landmark Agriculture Bill to deliver a green brexit
Legislation to deliver a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations after nearly half a century under EU rules is being introduced into Parliament today...
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:01
Trade Bill Second Reading debate in the Lords - extracts and full debate
The Trade Bill received its second reading in the House of Lords today....
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 23:32