Government looks to distract from Gray report with new cost-of-living measures
Rishi Sunak is to bring forward additional cost-of-living support measures today, expected to include Labour’s proposal of a…
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The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets
Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by…
Leader’s report, parliamentary selections and local elections – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) met in the Labour borough of Westminster, the first time anyone has been…
Starmer on the Gray report: “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker”
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Keir Starmer in response to a statement from…
PMQs: Are we getting a plan to combat the cost of living, or to save Johnson?
“I want to focus on the cost of living,” Keir Starmer told MPs at the start of today’s…
PM prepares to make statement as Gray report delivered to Downing Street
Six months after the first ‘partygate’ allegations appeared, Sue Gray handed her report over to Downing Street this…
An authoritarian turn from the Tories on drug policy leaves Labour an open goal
Government plans announced at the Home Office national drugs summit last week, including the expansion of football banning…
What will it take for Conservative MPs to move against the Prime Minister?
Asked directly by Labour’s Catherine West during Prime Minister’s Questions whether there was a party in Downing Street on November…
A house needs solid foundations to stand up – and so does a plan to help renters
The Queen’s Speech finally announced a long-awaited renters’ reform bill, but beneath the headlines, it lacks any real…
The unions have a key role to play in addressing the UK’s skills crisis
Trade unions have a long tradition of supporting learning and skills at work. One of the key debates…
