Labour has announced that six English regions will be granted the power to elect mayors for the first time, delivering the single biggest mayoral devolution package in history. With new mayors, these regions will have unprecedented powers to drive local growth, improve
The NFU is urging the government to act on the recommendations of the National Preparedness Commission1, an independent group of experts in national crises planning, following a stark warning in its new report on food resilience that the UK’s food security is
Yesterday in Parliament MP Steffan Aquarone raised urgent concerns about failings in the care of Patricia, a 25-year-old woman with anorexia nervosa, and called for immediate action to save her life. Patricia has a life-threateningly low BMI and has been unable to
The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has heralded “a new era of child-centred government where children come first”, that enables them to achieve and thrive at school and beyond. Phillipson told the Labour Party conference that early education and childcare are her “first
Labour will announce today that the parts of the country with the highest number of people out of work due to ill health will receive priority support to cut NHS waiting lists, as part of the Labour government’s efforts to get people
Labour has announced plans to tackle the crisis in Armed Forces recruitment by ending outdated and unnecessary entry requirements and improving the path into the forces for new recruits. The Party claims the move will help fix the foundations of our forces
As the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner prepares to open Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Sunday, she has today committed to deliver devolution across the whole of the North, turbocharging growth in Britain’s northern heartlands. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities
The Labour government has confirmed the scrapping of the planned £40 million renewal of the contract for what they are calling Rishi Sunak’s VIP helicopter service. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that it will not be renewing the helicopter service, used extensively
Previous Government accused of ‘sitting on their hands’ whilst local communities and businesses grapple with new border arrangementsGovernment announces expansion of French border control zone at Port of Dover to reduce risk of queues at peak times in Kent when new EU
During a visit to Hitachi’s rail manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to end the boom-and-bust cycle which is holding back Britain’s struggling rail manufacturing industry. On the visit, Keir Starmer and Shadow Transport Secretary Louise
