Metro Mayors call for further devolution

The country’s Mayors have discussed the next steps they should seek to agree with government to strengthen devolved powers.

Green housing revolution unveiled by government

Robert Jenrick has said that a new green standard for new build homes will bring an environmental revolution to home building.

Local leaders pledge to tackle ageism

Council leaders across the UK have signed an open letter committing them to tackling ageism and talking more positively about later life.

Bosses should do more to improve their air quality

Nearly two thirds of workers would find a potential employer attractive if they had an air pollution policy in place.

100 per cent green electricity for Southampton’s buildings

Southampton City Council commercial buildings will now be using 100 per cent green electricity, to support carbon neutral efforts.

Schools funding favouring Tory-held constituencies

Conservative-held constituencies are the overwhelming beneficiaries of the Prime Minister’s increase in schools funding.

National Living Wage to rise to £10.50

Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged to raise the National Living Wage to £10.50 within the next five years.

'Superbus' networks plans announced by Shapps

The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to boost buses, including new low-fare, high-frequency ‘Superbus’ networks.

Give people more control of their lives, CPS urges

A think tank says that politicians should embrace a domestic agenda built around offering people greater control of their lives.

Labour pledges to scrap Universal Credit

The Labour Party will scrap Universal Credit, calling the flagship Tory welfare reform ‘inhumane’ and an ‘unmitigated disaster’.

Greater Manchester seeks reform of bus market

Greater Manchester could become the first city-region in the UK to hold a public consultation on the introduction of a bus franchising scheme.

80 per cent of schools worse off under spending plans

The School Cuts coalition has revealed that four in five of England’s schools will be worse off next year than they were in 2015.

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Event Diary

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UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.