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Britain back open for business, Chancellor to tell G20

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will today arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

Welsh Government: Over £36m to put money back in people’s pockets

Funding will be provided over three years to advice services to help people with their social welfare problems...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

Nuffield Trust: Improved training essential for safe and effective use of online consultation tools in general practice

Responding to the HSSIB report Workforce and patient safety: digital tools for online consultation in general practice, Nuffield Trust Senior Fellow Dr Rebecca Rosen said...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

IFS: 320,000 people pushed into poverty because of mortgage interest rate rises

Many households remortgaging or taking out new mortgages since 2022 have experienced sharp falls in their disposable income as higher interest rates have pushed up housing costs...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

LGA: Educational outcomes for SEND pupils have failed to improve over the last decade despite costs of these services trebling and councils facing a financial cliff edge, new independent report reveals

Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms in 2014, despite councils projected to be spending £12bn on these services by 2026, up from £4bn a decade ago...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

International Development Minister begins reset of relationship with Global South on first overseas visit

The UK’s Minister for International Development Annaliese Dodds is in Rio de Janeiro representing the UK at the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 19:27

Bridget Phillipson's opening speech in Education and Opportunity debate

The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson): It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I congratulate you on your election...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 17:47

Foreign Secretary meets Indian Prime Minister Modi and launches landmark Technology Security Initiative

The Foreign Secretary has today announced the UK-India Technology Security Initiative during his first visit to India in his role where he met senior Indian Government officials...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 17:10

Joint Declaration on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Germany and the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, signed a joint declaration with German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, on 24 July, 2024...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 15:52

New order of missiles secures future supply for UK Armed Forces

A significant number of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) have been ordered by the Government from Thales UK for the supply of the versatile, precision weapon to UK Armed Forces...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 15:50