19/05/2021 - 10:01
Plans for better high streets, stronger schools and more jobs outside of London will be unveiled by the government as part of its plan to level up the UK.
19/05/2021 - 09:34
MPs have warned the government it faces a ‘huge challenge’ to get new car registrations to 100 per cent zero-emission from 2035.
19/05/2021 - 09:26
The UK was not as prepared for the pandemic as it could have been, and government lacked detailed contingency plans to manage the unfolding situation.
18/05/2021 - 14:51
One in three district councils expect to be forced to close gyms and swimming pools due to the devastating financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
17/05/2021 - 10:36
Labour analysis reveals that the government’s summer schools will reach just eight per cent of pupils across England.
17/05/2021 - 10:29
Environment Secretary George Eustice is expected to set out government plans to treble tree planting rates over the course of this Parliament.
17/05/2021 - 10:24
Local authorities were forced to clear up just under one million fly-tipping incidents last year.
17/05/2021 - 09:17
More rough sleepers are set to be helped off the streets and into safe accommodation thanks to a further £203 million funding.
14/05/2021 - 09:56
A new report has warned that the cost of the London’s road maintenance backlog has now reached more than £1 billion.
14/05/2021 - 09:23
Robert Jenrick has launched the Commonhold Council, which will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership.
14/05/2021 - 06:47
The Trussell Trust is calling for government at all levels to commit to working to end the need for food banks for good.
13/05/2021 - 15:22
13,318 genuinely-affordable homes were started in the capital last year despite the disruption and delays caused by the pandemic and Brexit.
13/05/2021 - 10:31
A survey has found that more than half of the British public want the government to focus on the NHS as part of its ‘building back better’ pledge.
13/05/2021 - 09:31
The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has called for 25 per cent of both the Levelling Up and Towns funds to be earmarked for ‘social infrastructure’.
13/05/2021 - 09:19
The government should maintain spending on public transport, even though its usage has dropped during the pandemic.
