IPPR's 'State of the North' report - Jon Trickett responds
Jon Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, commenting on the ‘State of the North 2018’ report by IPPR North, said...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 05:44
IPPR report: Amid the Brexit Chaos: A Plan for the Northern Powerhouse
In-depth study urges northern leaders to move the Northern Powerhouse into a new phase to tackle threats and opportunities ahead – amid “Westminster’s Brexit chaos”...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Shelter warns 131,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, the highest in over a decade
New analysis from Shelter has found a 59% increase in the number of homeless children in the last five years...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Poor payment practices damaging small businesses ability to grow, say MPs
The Government should introduce a tougher regime to tackle larger companies who treat small businesses ‘disgracefully’ by enforcing long payment terms or paying their suppliers late...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Business leaders finally getting to grips with apprenticeship levy: But IoD survey shows too few firms aware of new flexibility to transfer funds
Employers are finally getting to grips with the Apprenticeship Levy, a new survey from the IoD reveals...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Burnham calls for more investment and powers as new report highlights North - South divide
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called for more investment and devolution for the North as a new report showed the scale of the North - South divide...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
National Audit Office report on the Government's handling of the Windrush situation
The Home Office did not deliberately deny the Windrush generation of their legal rights to be in the UK...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Diane Abbott responds to NAO report on Windrush situation
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the National Audit Office’s report on the Government’s handling of the Windrush situation, said...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
Appalling rise in homelessness since 2010 is a direct result of decisions made by Conservative Ministers - Healey comment on Shelter analysis
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary, commenting on new analysis by Shelter showing that 131,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, said...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01
£1.3 billion industry-government investment in UK economy and new partnership driving early disease detection
Tens of thousands of lives could be saved by pioneering research to detect deadly diseases before symptoms even appear, thanks to a new collaboration between the Government and the Life Sciences Industry...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 00:01