Derbyshire County Council has announced that it will be stopping all non-essential spending due to a £46m budget gap. The council’s cabinet will discuss measures
A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that social mobility is now tougher than in the last 50 years, with those in the North disproportionately impacted.
Parental income and wealth is of even more importance today in determining someone’s income across their lifetime. This poses serious questions for the Government’s levelling up agenda.
BMW will announce plans to build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford after securing a Government funding package. The German-headquartered manufacturer’s multi-million-pound investment to transform its existing plant will secure 4,000 high-quality jobs, says the Government.
The £600m investment by the German carmaker at the site in Cowley will be backed by about £75m of taxpayer funds. The Government is hoping that this will safeguard the historic plant and delivering a vote of confidence in the UK’s auto industry.
Birmingham City Council, the UK’s largest council has issued a section 114 notice, declaring itself bankrupt as it cannot balance its budget without financial assistance.
Following millions of pounds of investment from the Government, the first cohort of Cumbrian apprentices are now in training for telecoms jobs.
Councils are calling on the Government to ‘fast track’ more county devolution deals to kick-start an adult education revolution. Recent figures have shown a decline in almost 200,000 people taking part in adult apprenticeships and education in the last five years.
The Government has today announced that it will build on previous investment to rapidly expand nuclear energy in the UK. The department for energy and net zero, along with Great British Nuclear, have set out how a £341 million boost will add to the existing £870 million worth of funding to quicken the establishing of Sizewell C.
This morning, Ofgem announced that energy bills will drop in the Autumn by an average of £151. Due to a drop in the energy price
Victoria Atkins, financial secretary to the Treasury, has issued a pledge to simplify taxes, underscoring government’s efforts to boost the economy, insisting that doing so
Following reports that Starmer has diluted his pledge To boost protections for gig economy workers, Angela Rayner has released a statement proclaiming that “far from watering down” the party’s commitments to improve workers’ rights, it will be setting out “in detail how we will implement” changes, and promised the party would legislate to protect rights within 100 days of coming into office.
In the latest turn of events in the destruction of the Crooked House pub, Marco Longhi MP for Dudley North, has told a public meeting
Former Digital Minister, Matt Warman discusses his recent parliamentary debate on AI.
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