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.

Free care set to be Plaid party policy

A care commission set up by Plaid Cymru has recommended that all social care in Wales should be free at the point of need.

Current social housing emissions not enough to reach net-zero

The Sustainable Energy Association has published a new report to demonstrate how social housing can lead the way to net-zero.

Javid announces £25bn for road upgrades

Chancellor Sajid Javid promised funding totalling £25 billion to be spent on England's roads.

Scotland is planning legislation which commits the country to become a net-zero society by 2045

The Scottish Government has put in an extra £1 million for community projects which help low-income households to buy food if Brexit results in price rises.

Electoral Commission: 9.4m voters incorrectly registered

The first detailed look at the health of electoral registers in three years comes as general election expected soon

Welsh councils to receive EV infrastructure funding from OLEV

Nine local authorities across Wales are set to receive funding from the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to install electric vehicle charge points in car parks in residential areas.

Smoking related social care costs councils £720 million, says report

ASH report recommends local authorities should set a local smoking prevalence target

LGA suggests joint national taskforce on Climate Change

The efforts of councils are being restricted by a lack of long term funding and devolved powers, says Association

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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.