The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the energy crisis and a labour market grappling with record vacancy levels, have stifled growth and posed significant threats to the sustainability of our hospitality businesses. As the sector continues to recover from these
Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh has appointed an industry heavyweight Juergen Maier CBE to lead an expert review aimed at delivering rail and transport infrastructure fit for the century ahead. The independent review, driven by experts and rail infrastructure innovators, will
Keir Starmer, yesterday pledged to back Britain’s farmers by setting a new standard for spending on food in the public sector. Speaking on Alan Titchmarsh’s Love Your Weekend Show, the Labour leader called for the UK to be ‘ambitious’ about food production:
Ninety eight per cent of calls referred from the government’s Covid Fraud Hotline are not being pursued as active investigations, ministers have revealed. Almost two years on from the scheme’s inception, only 103 investigations are still ongoing from the 5,124 actionable calls
A Labour Government will provide much-needed global leadership in the drive to net zero, to cut bills for families at home, Keir Starmer has pledged, as he concluded a first day of meetings with world leaders at the COP28 conference in Dubai.
Labour will today pledge to stop the decline of the great British high street and bring much needed banking services back to communities. The party has announced the ambitious new policy alongside the release of its Plan for Small Businesses to ensure
Scotland will power Britain’s clean energy future, Keir Starmer pledges, as he announces more detail of Labour’s £2.5bn British Jobs Bonus, part of Labour’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, cutting energy bills and making the UK energy secure.
Rachel Reeves unveils Labour’s Better Off Plan to cut household bills by up to £3,000 a year over the next decade. Speaking ahead of the Autumn Statement, Reeves accused the Conservatives of having presided over “thirteen years of economic failure that has
Government ministers have admitted that the NHS is performing fewer procedures today, than before the Covid-19 pandemic, as waiting lists continue to grow. The number of procedures performed in the health service today is lower than five years ago, with 1.8 million
Labour has pledged to establish a Flood Resilience Taskforce that will meet every winter ahead of the peak season for flooding. The COBRA-style taskforce will coordinate flooding preparation and resilience between central government, local authorities, local communities, and emergency services. Labour claims
