Energy advice service for Londoners announced

8 September 2022
Energy advice service for Londoners announced
The Mayor of London has announced a new Energy Advice London service, in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, with the aim of providing advice to Londoners on managing energy bills.
The service will be run by the Energy Saving Trust and funded by the Mayor and is set to launch in the Autumn. The service includes a website and a dedicated phone line.
It will be available to all Londoners.
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Scottish government announces rent freeze

7 September 2022
Scottish government announces rent freeze
The Scottish government has announced a combined rent freeze and moratorium on evictions with the intention of helping people with the cost-of-living crisis.
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New PM Truss appoints cabinet ministers

7 September 2022
New PM Truss appoints cabinet ministers
The new prime minister Liz Truss has announced new ministerial appointments.
Kwasi Kwarteng is chancellor, James Cleverly has been made foreign secretary and Suella Braverman has become home secretary. Therese Coffey has been appointed health secretary and deputy prime minister.
No one who backed Truss's leadership rival Rishi Sunak is in the full cabinet - Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps, George Eustice and Steve Barclay will be returning to the back benches.
Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries will also not be in the newly formed cabinet.
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Liz Truss wins Tory Leadership race

5 September 2022
Liz Truss wins Tory Leadership race
Liz Truss has been elected the new leader of the Conservative party and will become the next prime minister.
Truss won 57 per cent of the vote and will become Prime Minister tomorrow, after meeting the Queen in Balmoral.
Previously, Truss has worked as environment secretary under David Cameron, justice secretary under Theresa May and foreign secretary under Boris Johnson.
In her campaign, she pledged to start cutting taxes from day one, including scrapping the National Insurance increase that came into force in April and suspending green taxes from energy bills.
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Government announces fund to level up rural communities

5 September 2022
Government announces fund to level up rural communities
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have announced a £110 million fund intended to level up rural communities.
The fund aims to help rural business such as farms, pubs and wedding venues and will be invested in projects which will boost productivity and create rural job opportunities. Examples could include converting farm buildings to other business uses, such as farm shops; rural tourism, such as investments in visitor accommodation; and creation of new footpaths and cycle paths.
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£2 bus fare cap across England announced

5 September 2022
£2 bus fare cap across England announced
The government has announced up to £60 million of funding for bus operators to cap single adult journeys at £2.
The funding will be provided from January to March 2023 and is expected to save people 30 per cent on the average fare.
The money is intended to help with cost-of-living pressures and incentivise greener travel.
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£5 million investment in Yorkshire environment

2 September 2022
£5 million investment in Yorkshire environment
As part of the Environment Agency's programme of improvements across Yorkshire, more than 82 hectares of habitat has been created or improved over the last year.
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Government Property Strategy published

1 September 2022
Government Property Strategy published
A new Government Property Strategy has been announced to make savings by selling off property and making buildings more efficient.
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