‘Government can change’ UK economic stagnation, CBI urges December 5, 2022 The UK risks another “lost decade of growth” unless the government takes action to strengthen companies’ confidence in the economy, the country’s top business group warned today. Rishi Sunak must create an environment that incentivises business investment to avoid prolonging the UK’s growth malaise since the financial crisis, according to the Confederation of British Industry [...]
Government committee launches inquiry to regulate AI in the UK October 20, 2022 A government Committee has launched an inquiry into artificial intelligence in a bid to regulate it as it become an increasingly appealing avenue for businesses. “AI is already transforming almost every area of research and business. It has extraordinary potential but there are concerns about how the existing regulatory system is suited to a world [...]
HS2 at risk of being ‘dismembered’ and never resurrected, peers warn government March 10, 2023 HS2 is at risk of being “dismembered” and never resurrected after further delays were announced by the Government, peers have heard. Cost-saving measures mean the construction of the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years and services of the high speed rail line may not enter central London until the [...]
Truss government in complete chaos as she vows to fight on October 19, 2022 After vowing she was a “fighter” today, Liz Truss’ premiership looked more unstable than ever following the resignation of a senior cabinet minister and chaotic scenes in parliament earlier tonight. Home secretary Suella Braverman was sacked earlier in the day for a security breach, sparking an attack from the right-winger on the embattled PM. Braverman, [...]
Scientists urge government to publish semiconductor strategy before it’s too late March 9, 2023 The government must publish its semiconductor strategy, argue the Institute of Physics and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
UK parliament resumes with overflowing in-tray for the government September 4, 2022 Parliament will return tomorrow from a six-week summer recess with the government facing a series of crises and a busy legislative agenda. Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Tuesday, after tomorrow’s Tory leadership announcement, with the eventual winner expected to bring forward a cost of living support package [...]
MPs urge government to protect North Sea wind farms from Russian sabotage April 28, 2023 The government must protect renewable energy assets in the North Sea such as wind turbines from Russian sabotage, MPs have warned.
Government’s plans for Solvency II shakeup will force insurers to hold more capital on their books, sector warns July 21, 2022 Insurers have called on the UK government to reconsider their plans to shake up the Solvency II rules that govern the country’s insurance sector, after warning the current plans could backfire. The government’s current plans to reform the European Union’s Solvency II regulations could see life insurers forced to hold more capital than they are [...]
Fund crackdown or farmers will continue to pollute UK rivers, think tank warns government April 27, 2023 The government needs to provide regulators with the funds to stamp out farms polluting British rivers with slurry leaks.
Migrants arriving on small boats to be detained and removed ‘within weeks’, government says March 7, 2023 Migrants arriving in the UK on small boats from across the Channel will be detained and removed “within weeks”, under stringent new laws set out by the government. Home secretary Suella Braverman unveiled the Illegal Migration Bill in Parliament today, telling MPs there had been a 500 per cent increase in the dangerous journeys in [...]