PM appoints Towns Tsar
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Adam Hawksbee as interim Chair for the new Towns Unit..
Thursday, 25 January 2024 15:21
CMA research report on competition and market power in UK labour market
New Microeconomics Unit research explores trends in the UK job market including the market power of employers, the impact on wages, the use of restrictive clauses, and recent developments such as hybrid working...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 13:36
Written statement on Update on actions to improve police standards and culture - Jan 25
Minister for Policing (Chris Philp): Last year, on 1 March, I issued a Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS590(opens in a new tab)) setting out actions being undertaken by the Home Office and partners to improve police standards and culture...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 13:33
New Lords committee created to look at food, diet and obesity
A new House of Lords committee has been created to examine food, diet and obesity, as recommended by the Liaison Committee last November...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:21
New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes
Zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed under legislation laid today. A surrender and compensation scheme will launch in the summer...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:12
£933,086: final ministerial severance bill for year of chaos revealed by Labour
The final total for severance payments made to outgoing ministers during the chaos of the 2022/23 financial year was £933,086, it has been revealed...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:08
Government must go 'further and faster' to tackle pupil absence says NAHT
Responding to new figures which show the persistent absence rate among pupils remained above 20% during the 2023 school autumn term, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:08
Bank of England and HM Treasury respond to digital pound consultation
The Bank of England (the Bank) and HM Treasury have today published their response to the consultation on a digital pound that was launched in February 2023...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:07
Yvette Cooper responds to new crime figures today showing increase in knife crime and shoplifting
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to new government figures today that show an increase in knife crime, knife possession and shoplifting said...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 12:05
UK announces new aid support for Gaza on Foreign Secretary visit to Middle East
The UK and Qatar are working together to get more aid into Gaza...
Thursday, 25 January 2024 11:27