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Policy Exchange: New Islamophobia definition will play into hands of Far Right and Islamist extremists, warns Trevor Phillips

A new definition of Islamophobia proposed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims would “make life harder” for Muslims in the UK...

Thursday, 20 December 2018 00:01

LGA responds to Sutton Trust research on Academy Chains

Responding to research by the Sutton Trust which reveals two-thirds of academy chains perform below average for disadvantaged pupils...

Thursday, 20 December 2018 00:01

Government and top sports bodies to help children play more sport

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has called on the country’s leading sporting organisations to work in partnership with the Government...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 21:46

Confirmed ‘Blue Line’ tunnels ‘do not appear’ to surface in Israel – UN peacekeeping chief

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed the existence of at least two tunnels crossing the “Blue Line”...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 20:46

Policy paper - Water conservation report 2018

Report to Parliament on government’s progress to promote water conservation over the period April 2015 to March 2018...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 20:44

Department of Transport responds to European Commission contingency action plan

Today the European Commission published a ‘no-deal’ contingency action plan...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 19:04

Advertisers urged to help tackle online child sexual exploitation

The Home Secretary today urged leading advertising agencies and brands to do more to prevent adverts funding child sexual exploitation and abuse...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 19:02

Nicky Morgan welcomes EU’s decision to give equivalence for UK CCPs and CSDs

Earlier today, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that it is ready to review UK central counterparties’...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 18:11

Wildlife Trusts call for major improvements to draft Environment Bill to put nature into recovery

The draft Environment Bill published today by the Government does not go far enough to tackle the serious environmental challenges we face or provide legal certainty for the future of our natural world...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 18:09

New environment protections set out in flagship bill

Today the Environment Secretary published draft clauses on environmental principles and governance to be included in an ambitious, broader Environment Bill set for introduction next year...

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 16:19