PM speech: Starmer slams ‘reliance’ on migration as Skills England launched
Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a new public body today with the aim of boosting Britain’s skills training…
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‘Bidenomics shows growth is not enough to halt populism: poor towns must feel it’
Last week’s King’s Speech kicked off this parliament with a crammed legislative agenda. Within the mammoth 40 bills…
Wales to have new First Minister by September as leadership race takes shape
Vaughan Gething’s successor as Welsh Labour leader and First Minister is expected to be confirmed by September, reports…
Reeves drops hint towards public sector pay increase above inflation
Rachel Reeves hinted that public sector workers might see an above-inflation pay rise in the coming months on…
‘How to be a SpAd: Some advice for new Special Advisers’
Ministers have wasted little time in putting their mark on their departments. The steady stream of announcements suggests…
Government ends suspension of funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
David Lammy has announced that the government is overturning the suspension of funding to the United Nations’ agency…
‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’
After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and…
‘How a red tide swept Cornwall – and securonomics could sustain it’
Far west of Westminster, beyond the north-south divide, a distinctively local story of Labour’s landslide success can be…
‘We’re behind on our climate targets for 2030. So make action a council duty’
In its progress report released today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has been clear that increased climate action is necessary…
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…
