Is Brexit having a negative impact on the manufacturing industry?

Recent figures published by HISMarkit/CIPS show UK manufacturing slowed down significantly. The PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index) was at 49.4 in May, down from 53.1...

Boris to promise to maximise the Power of the North

The Prime Minister will today reaffirm his pledge to give even more powers to people, businesses and political leaders across Northern regions. In a speech...

Ditch the deal or we’ll stand candidates in all the constituencies, Farage tells Johnson

Nigel Farage says Boris Johnson should ditch his deal with the European Union adding the general election is a chance to change course. Launching the...

No free trade without free movement of people EU Commissioner tells the UK

European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen has told the UK sthat ‘without free movement of people, you can’t have free movement of goods, capital,...

Kier Starmer announces senior Shadow Cabinet Positions with Wigan’s Lisa Nandy Shadow Foreign Secretary

Keir Starmer has today announced senior members of his Shadow Cabinet who will be charged with responding to the coronavirus outbreak. Lisa Nandy will be...

NHS Test and Trace still has a huge amount to do to meet its...

A new long read blog issued today by NHS Providers - Testing and Tracing: 12 tests of winter - makes clear that NHS Test...

Chancellor hits key workers with a pay cut – including over 130,000 in the...

New analysis by Labour reveals that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will hit every key worker earning over £17,857 in England with a real-terms pay cut...

Labour stay in control of Stockport despite not being largest party

The Labour Party has retained control of Stockport Council despite not being the largest party in the chamber Local elections gave the Lib Dems the...

Owen Paterson resigns as MP as Johnson U turns over sleaze allegations

The MP at the centre of sleaze allegations has resigned just hours after Boris Johnson  performed a U turn after the backlash over the decision...

Angela Rayner slams Mail on Sunday story as Johnson’s supporters desperate attempts to save...

Angela Rayner has accused Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders of having resorted to spreading desperate, perverted smears in their doomed attempts to save his skin. Her...