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Labour will safeguard Royal Mail as a British Institution

Today, Wednesday 15 May, Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary has outlined Labour’s plans to keep Royal Mail as a British institution, as the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to the EP group develops...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:56

Women’s state pension age: Work and Pensions Committee calls on Government to bring forward proposals for compensation scheme

The Work and Pensions Committee has today called on the Government to bring proposals forward before the summer recess to provide compensation for women born in the 1950s..

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:54

Written statement on Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land - May 15

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Claire Coutinho): Food security is an essential part of national security...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:19

REA responds to Government announcement on planning guidance for solar on agricultural land

In response to media reports and a Written Ministerial Statement today on Government guidance on planning for solar farms...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:17

ACS: Standalone Offence for Assaulting a Shopworker to be Debated

The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill that would make assaulting a shopworker a more serious offence...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 13:36

Proposals to make it easier for child sex abuse victims to bring civil claims

Plans to make it easier and less traumatic for victims of child sexual abuse to bring historic claims through the civil courts have been unveiled by the government today...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 13:34

Record number of cars on the roads - but rate of growth beaten by delivery vans (RAC)

New vehicle licensing statistics, released today (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables)...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 12:39

Written statement on Sudan and El Fasher Update - May 15

Deputy Foreign Secretary (Andrew Mitchell): A year ago, the Sudanese people were plunged into a brutal and needless conflict. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to inflict terrible violence and harrowing suffering on their people...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 12:18

UK ramps up aid funding to help feed more than 850,000 people in Yemen

The Foreign Secretary has announced a significant uplift in aid funding for Yemen, to address one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 12:15

Scottish Government: Support for football focused mental wellbeing programme

Health Secretary announces additional £100,000 for the initiative...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 11:49