Treasury Committee chair joins chorus of MPs urging government to ditch national insurance hike January 27, 2022 The chair of an influential group of cross-party MPs that scrutinise the government’s spending plans has joined the chorus of policy makers calling for the national insurance hike to be scrapped. Tory MP Mel Stride, who chairs the Treasury Committee, urged the government to cancel the looming 1.25 percentage point national insurance rise to ease [...]
Government rolls out further £200 saving to low income households with £67m insulation plan February 21, 2022 Thousands households will benefit from a further reduction in energy bills as part of the government’s insulation upgrade plans.
Heathrow calls on government to decarbonise aviation ahead of COP26 October 11, 2021 Heathrow has called on the government to “show real leadership” and commit to decarbonising aviation amid a fall in passenger numbers. The London-based airport was the busiest in Europe prior to the Covid-19 pandemic but has seen a sharp decline in passengers as a result of Covid related travel restrictions. The travel hub today revealed [...]
Government buys 100,000 doses of Covid antibody treatment October 10, 2021 The UK government has bought 100,000 doses of a new coronavirus antibody treatment from GlaxoSmithKline. The treatment will help coronavirus patients and provide extra protection from virus mutations that make vaccines ineffective. The Department for Health and Social Care has bought 100,000 doses of the sotrovimab treatment, according to The Telegraph. Regulators have approved the [...]
Government invests £1.3m into family mediation scheme, to cut divorce court backlog January 24, 2022 The government is set to invest a further £1.3m into its family mediation scheme, in an effort to keep divorce cases out of court. The new funding will provide an additional 2,440 vouchers for mediation services, with a view to freeing up space in divorce courts to cut the backlog built up during Covid-19. In [...]
Maybe Sunak was right – we should change how we invest in poor rural areas August 15, 2023 The government's approach to investment focuses too much on poverty and not enough on opportunities. Rishi Sunak must find a way of making social mobility accessible, writes Adam Hawksbee
Boris Johnson referred to Treasury as ‘pro-death squad’, Covid inquiry told November 6, 2023 Central decision-making in government for much of 2020 was 'a bit of a Punch and Judy'
Hospitality venues ‘pretty full’ minister says, defending current level of government support December 28, 2021 A government minister has suggested the hospitality sector does not require additional financial aid as restaurants appear “pretty full”. The hospitality industry has called for help including VAT and business rates relief following waves of cancellations this month as fears over the Omicron Covid variant grew. Ministers have also urged the public to be cautious [...]
‘We did make a mistake’ on Owen Paterson says government minister November 5, 2021 Education minister Nadhim Zahawi has admitted the government made a mistake in its handling of the Owen Paterson debacle. The government came under fire for blocking the suspension of Conservative MP Owen Paterson by calling for the rules used to police MPs to be overhauled after Parliament’s lobbying watchdog accused the former minister of “serious [...]
Bank of England to cut interest rates in August before the Fed, economists predict April 28, 2024 The Bank of England is expected start cutting interest rates in August before the US Federal Reserve, a City A.M. poll of top economists has revealed, as inflation edges back down to the government's two per cent target.