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Jeremy Corbyn lays out Labour's five Brexit demands in letter to Theresa May

Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, has set out Labour's five Brexit demands in a letter to Theresa May following their meeting last week...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 05:07

IME: New report: Hydrogen trains needed to eliminate harmful emissions on non-electrified lines

Investment in hydrogen trains is a vital part of the process to improve air quality, but must not be seen as an easy replacement for electrification schemes, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers..

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

Government failing to tackle social injustice in early years education, say MPs

The Government has a confused approach to early years education, and measures such as the 30 hours childcare commitment appear to be entrenching disadvantage, say the Education Committee in a report published today...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

Mordaunt launches fund to help isolated and marginalised women return to work

Victims of domestic abuse, homelessness or substance abuse, will be supported to return to work by a new government fund, launched today (7 Feb) by the Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

Rolls-Royce ‘leads the way’ with global backing for Unite’s period dignity campaign

Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite praised Rolls-Royce for ‘leading the way’ after the engineering giant gave its backing to the union’s period dignity campaign by agreeing to provide sanitary products at no cost in toilets across its operations in 50 countries around the globe...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

Labour promises pay rise of over £2,600 per year as new analysis shows nearly 13 million adults in working households without any savings

Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party, has hit out at the government for “creating a perfect storm of low pay, insecurity and working poverty” that is “causing terrible stress for millions of families across the country”...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

EEF - Sir Kevan Collins comments on the Education Committee report on early years

Commenting on the Education Committee’s report on tackling disadvantage in the early years, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), said...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

UUK response to UCAS release on first rise in university applications for three years

Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said: “It’s excellent to see that 18 year olds in England increasingly value a university education, with a record rate of applications...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

LGA responds to Education committee report on Early Years

Responding to a report by the Education Committee on early years education, Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said...

Thursday, 7 February 2019 00:01

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

These Regulations amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/289) which specify fees payable...

Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:48