Government accused of “opening the floodgates” to Covid variants amid rising concern over Beta...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of positive test results from amber and red list countries being sequenced for Covid variants,...

Government declares war on chewing gum

Major chewing gum producers, brought together by government, have signed up to a new £10 million partnership to remove gum litter from our high...

What does a “very difficult winter” look like for low-income families?

A lower-income couple with two young children where one adult is working full-time is going to need to find an additional £31-a-week to cover...

Government launches new advert to encourage people to work in social care

People across England will be encouraged to pursue a rewarding career in adult social care during the biggest period of change in a generation,...

Govt’s ‘levelling up’ agenda in doubt as incomes in London and the south-east rise...

Two years on from the general election, new analysis from the New Economics Foundation shows the top 5% of families have gotten richer by...

Plans that would have “throttled the Suffragette rights to protest are rejected by the...

The government has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords over its controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The government lost in 14...

Employment slows as inflation hits into take home pay

The total number of people in work in Britain shrank in the last three months of 2021, when the Omicron COVID-19 wave swept Europe,...

Parliament was not given enough of a say on Covid laws, conclude MPs

MP's have revealed “concerns” about Parliament’s lack of ability to scrutinise and amend emergency provisions in the Coronavirus Act over the last two years,...

Virtual networks continue to outshine the Big Four – Which? reveals the best and...

The UK’s biggest mobile providers have been outdone on customer service and value for money by their less well-known rivals, according to Which?’s annual...
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new £15 billion package of targeted government support to help with the rising cost of living

Chancellor unveils £15 billion package to ease energy bill inflation part funded by windfall...

Saying that the Government "will not sit idly by" while there is a risk that some families could be hit so hard by the...