LGA statement on LUHC Committee report on local government finances
Responding to the report by the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee on ‘Financial distress in Local Authorities’, Cllr Pete Marland, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said...
Thursday, 1 February 2024 00:01
Tackle deep-rooted challenges to improve mental health care
Responding to a new report from England’s Health Ombudsman on the safety of mental health patients when they leave inpatient services, Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive at NHS Providers said...
Thursday, 1 February 2024 00:01
Tax saving for 38,000 pubs as six-month alcohol duty freeze takes effect
Pubs and hospitality venues have received a tax saving today as a six-month alcohol duty freeze takes effect...
Thursday, 1 February 2024 00:01
International expertise to drive forward International AI Safety Report
A raft of international talent and expertise from 30 leading AI nations, as well as representatives of the EU and UN, will drive forward the first edition of the International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety...
Thursday, 1 February 2024 00:01
Committee publishes government response to petition on car insurance price rises
On 30 January the Petitions Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:53
Labour will 'roll up our sleeves and get under the bonnet to fix an unprecedented stagnation in British productivity growth', Starmer to say as he unveils Party's plan for business
Today [THURSDAY] Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party will tell high level business executives that his party will "do the hard yards, roll up our sleeves and get under the bonnet to fix an unprecedented stagnation in British productivity growth"...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:30
Guterres: Two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace
Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the rights of Palestinians in the face of the ongoing and escalating war in Gaza...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:17
Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report
The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:35
We continue to work intensively with the UN and partners to get more aid into Gaza: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:17
Government publishes new document highlighting Brexit successes as figures show trade wins unlock global markets worth £15 billion
New figures published today, on the fourth anniversary of leaving the European Union, reveal that since the start of 2022, we have removed barriers estimated to be worth over £15 billion...
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:07