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UK life sciences sector brings record growth as new Life Sciences Council meets for first time

The new Life Sciences Council bringing together ministers and industry will meet for the first time in Downing Street today...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 11:43

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Marshalled list of amendments to be moved at Third reading in the Lords as at May 16

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Marshalled list of amendments to be moved at Third reading in the Lords as at May 16...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 11:38

Roll Royce workers beat inflation with Unite

Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has negotiated a pay deal that beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across Rolls Royce...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 10:59

CiTV star Sam Homewood fronts latest THINK! campaign to get children crossing the road safely

TV presenter launches a new ‘stop, look, listen, think’ road safety campaign to encourage children to think carefully about crossing roads...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 10:57

Cable: Carillion collapse demands radical reform

Responding to the publication of an inquiry by two parliamentary committees, which found Carillion's collapse was down to a "rotten corporate culture", the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable MP said...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 10:09

Labour vows to end May’s ‘hostile environment’ and overhaul the UK’s detention system

Labour vows to end May’s ‘hostile environment’, overhaul the UK’s detention system and invest savings into services for survivors of slavery, trafficking, and domestic violence...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 10:06

Scottish Parliament debate on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill- May 15

The Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe (Michael Russell): When Donald Dewar spoke at the opening of the Scottish Parliament—the re-opening, as he himself acknowledged—on 1 July 1999, he talked of it being “a new stage on a journey begun long ago and which has no end.”

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 09:59

Sadiq Khan to kickstart major council homebuilding comeback in London

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today gives a major boost to councils in their plans to get building again with his new programme to help get 10,000 new council homes underway over the next four years...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 09:54

Commons debate on Housing and Homes - May 15

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire): I beg to move, that this House has considered housing and homes. I am delighted to be leading this debate in my new role as Housing Secretary...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 09:00

Remaining stages (Commons) of the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill - May 15

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): Thank you ever so much for calling me to speak, Dame Rosie...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 08:47