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First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference 2024 - Defence Secretary's address

The Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps addressed the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference on 14 May 2024...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 13:52

New Golden Age of shipbuilding as new UK-built warships boost Navy building programme to up to 28 ships and submarines

With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 13:49

Government refuses to ban non-disclosure agreements in all harassment cases

The Treasury Committee has published a response from the Treasury and regulators to it's report on sexual harassment and bullying in the financial services sector...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 13:48

Cabinet Readout – Tuesday 14 May

Cabinet began with an update from the Innovation Secretary on the upcoming Seoul AI Safety Summit...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 12:29

Government response to the ACMD's report on novel benzodiazepines

The government responds to the ACMD's report on recently encountered novel benzodiazepines and related compounds...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 12:15

UK underlines strong Indo-Pacific relationships as Defence Minister visits Malaysia and Thailand

The UK’s steadfast commitment to Indo-Pacific security and prosperity was underlined as Defence Minister The Earl of Minto visited Malaysia and Thailand...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 12:13

UK summons Chinese Ambassador following allegations of foreign interference in the UK

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has today summoned the Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang following allegations of foreign interference on UK soil, contrary to the National Security Act 2023...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 11:11

Communities take back control of high streets with new levelling up powers to fill empty shops

New powers for communities to regenerate high streets and fill empty shops will be in force by the summer, the government has announced today...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 10:56

Education software firm probed over potential abuse of dominance

The CMA is investigating whether ESS has broken the law by taking action to prevent schools from switching to a new management information system provider...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 10:52

Welsh Rural Affairs Secretary shares new timeframe for the Sustainable Farming Scheme

A new timeframe for introducing the Sustainable Farming Scheme has been confirmed today by Climate Change and Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 10:51