Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
Rishi in Grazia and Keir in Vogue: How politicians fell in love with the glossies March 16, 2024 Politicians may love Vogue, but mastering the 'soft-focus' interview is a fine balancing act between relatability and authenticity, writes Anna Moloney.
Post Office: Law quashing convictions needs ‘legally binding’ redress deadline, MPs say March 13, 2024 The government’s new law to quash the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal should have a “legally binding” redress timeframe, MPs have said.
PMQs sketch: ‘Healer’ Sunak’s medicine proves placebo for fractious Tories March 13, 2024 With headlines dominated by Tory mega-donor Frank Hester’s racist abuse of former Labour MP Diane Abbott, “is he proud”, Starmer asked, “to be bankrolled” by him?
Post Office: Wronged victims to be exonerated under fresh law March 13, 2024 Wrongfully convicted postmasters are set to be exonerated via a fresh law aimed at clearing the names of those caught up in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, ministers announced.
Tories and Labour increasingly believe going green won’t win votes March 12, 2024 Tory plans to back gas power stations and Labour's decision to scale back its £28bn green pledge suggest both parties increasingly believe going big on green initiatives won't win them votes at the next election.
Lee Anderson joining Reform UK leaves the Tories fighting on two fronts March 11, 2024 Former Tory MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK - a move that will likely amplify division in the Conservative Party.
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP March 11, 2024 Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP, in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election.
Spring Budget 2024: Why a May election is now looking less likely March 6, 2024 After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, the tide of May election speculation that temporarily flooded Westminster has, well, swept out again.
Spring Budget 2024: From the windfall tax to insulating homes, here’s what the energy sector can expect March 4, 2024 The laundry list of UK energy issues are unlikely to be meaningfully resolved in a tightly-managed budget