Charities at roundtable say axe two-child cap as child poverty taskforce launched
Charities which attended a child poverty roundtable with ministers on Wednesday have called on the government to scrap…
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King’s Speech: Government to face four amendments on two-child benefit cap
The government is set to face four amendments to the King’s Speech over the controversial two-child benefit cap.…
King’s Speech 2024: What policies didn’t make it into the King’s address?
King Charles delivered the first King’s Speech of the new Labour government today, a jam-packed address that featured…
King’s Speech vows ‘genuine’ living wage and flexible working ‘default’
Labour has committed in its first King’s Speech of the new parliament to deliver a “genuine” living wage…
King’s Speech 2024: Full list of 40 key policy bills set to become law
King Charles has read out Labour’s legislative programme for the coming years in the King’s Speech, from its…
Government launches Great British Energy to accelerate renewable energy investment
Labour has unveiled a new bill to set up Great British Energy to boost investment in renewable energy…
Labour sets out plan to ease “broadband bombshell” facing families and firms
Labour’s Lucy Powell has declared that internet access is a “necessity not a luxury” after the party set…
Sarwar calls for emergency cost-of-living bill to be put forward at Holyrood
Anas Sarwar has called for emergency legislation to be put forward in the Scottish parliament in response to…
Reeves says families “worried sick” about cost of living as inflation hits 10.1%
Labour’s Rachel Reeves has said that rising inflation is leaving families “worried sick about making ends meet” after…
One in four retail workers missing meals to pay bills, Usdaw survey reveals
Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis has accused ministers of offering “only sticking plasters” in response to the cost-of-living…
