Government responds to WEC calls for accessible product design by default, including for bank cards and websites to empower disabled consumers
The Government “recognises the importance of digital inclusion to accessibility and remains committed to ensuring no one is left behind in a digital age” it has said in its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s (WEC) second report on the National Disability Strategy...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 10:22
Committee publishes report on net zero and the UK’s maritime sector
The Environmental Audit Committee has today published its report on ‘Net zero and UK shipping’...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 09:56
Back off! More than half of drivers say tailgating is getting worse – AA
More than half (55%) of drivers say tailgating is getting worse according to a poll by AA Accident Assist...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 09:23
MPs hear that community pharmacy funding model is ‘broken’
Government must urgently reform the funding framework for community pharmacy if more clinical services are to be delivered and increasing demands for medication are to be met...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 08:20
Jonathan Reynolds commenting on the development in the sale of Royal Mail
Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting the development in the sale of Royal Mail, said...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 07:52
Urgent reform of Whitehall culture required to improve strategic decision making and make UK fit for the future, say MPs
Now is the time to reset government capacity and quality of strategic thinking and future-proof ministerial decision-making for this generation and those that follow, say MPs...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 00:12
Richest 0.1% in Britain emit 12 times more greenhouse gases from transport than average person - IPPR
New analysis by IPPR reveals how the climate crisis is fuelled by a few ultra-wealthy individuals in Britain...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 00:01
UK has dubious honour of having the most expensive diesel in Europe, says RAC
The UK now has the dubious honour of having the most expensive diesel in Europe despite the current 5p-a-litre fuel duty discount introduced in March 2022, new data from the RAC reveals...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024 00:01
Conservatives pledge 100,000 new apprenticeships per year
The Conservatives will tomorrow (Wednesday 29 May) announce they will deliver 100,000 more high skilled apprenticeships a year by the end of the next parliament...
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 23:23
“We did it before and we will do it again”: Labour’s first steps to clear NHS backlog in five years
Labour will today (Wednesday) set out the choice for voters at the election on the National Health Service, announcing as part of the party’s first steps for a future Labour government...
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 22:30