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href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row row--black row--hasTitle row--hasLink"> <div class="news-title"> <span class="nt-cat h5">Editor's choice</span><span class="nt-link"><a class="icon icon--all" href="/news/editors-choice.htm">All</a></span> </div> <div class="news-list news-list--x3 "><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/interview-joe-fortune-quietly-powerful-cooperative-party-general-secretary"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/Joe_Fortune-09_a_hawgvs.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/Joe_Fortune-09_a_hawgvs.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/Joe_Fortune-09_a_hawgvs.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-16T09:00" title="16 October 2024 at 09:00">16 Oct 2024</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"><a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a></span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/peer/sienna-rodgers.htm">Sienna Rodgers</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sienna Rodgers', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/interview-joe-fortune-quietly-powerful-cooperative-party-general-secretary">Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/interview-joe-fortune-quietly-powerful-cooperative-party-general-secretary">An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/sharon-graham-interview-i-worry-treasury-hand-stopping-vision"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/sharon_graham-8836_jpnced.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/sharon_graham-8836_jpnced.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/sharon_graham-8836_jpnced.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-09-23T09:00" title="23 September 2024 at 09:00">23 Sep 2024</time></span> <span class="ni-cat">Economy</span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/peer/sienna-rodgers.htm">Sienna Rodgers</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sienna Rodgers', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/sharon-graham-interview-i-worry-treasury-hand-stopping-vision">Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/sharon-graham-interview-i-worry-treasury-hand-stopping-vision">Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/jonathan-reynolds-you-dont-get-nice-things-unless-youve-got-discipline"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/reynolds5pilston_copy_54_copy_wep9pj.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/reynolds5pilston_copy_54_copy_wep9pj.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/reynolds5pilston_copy_54_copy_wep9pj.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-09-22T09:00" title="22 September 2024 at 09:00">22 Sep 2024</time></span> <span class="ni-cat">Economy</span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/peer/sienna-rodgers.htm">Sienna Rodgers</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sienna Rodgers', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/jonathan-reynolds-you-dont-get-nice-things-unless-youve-got-discipline">Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/jonathan-reynolds-you-dont-get-nice-things-unless-youve-got-discipline">Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><div class="row row--ad">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-2' class="ph-ad"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-2'); 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Parliament in particular is struggling to find its way, writes Harriet Symonds. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/employment-rights-bill-whistleblower-protections"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2K5MJ8M_jdkvxz.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2K5MJ8M_jdkvxz.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2K5MJ8M_jdkvxz.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="We have a rare opportunity to give whistle blowers the support they deserve"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-14T10:45" title="14 February 2025 at 10:45">14 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/alex-sobel-mp-azeem-rafiq.htm">Alex Sobel MP and Azeem Rafiq</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Alex Sobel MP and Azeem Rafiq', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/employment-rights-bill-whistleblower-protections">We have a rare opportunity to give whistle blowers the support they deserve</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/employment-rights-bill-whistleblower-protections">Stronger protections for whistleblowers are good for employees and employers, and will help prevent scandals like the Post Office disgrace from happening again.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/building-societies-heart-communities"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/BSA-MichelleWalshPhotography-2_mnm4eq.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/BSA-MichelleWalshPhotography-2_mnm4eq.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/BSA-MichelleWalshPhotography-2_mnm4eq.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Building societies are at the heart of their communities"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-14T08:00" title="14 February 2025 at 08:00">14 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/building-societies-association-66360">Building Societies Association</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Building Societies Association', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/building-societies-heart-communities">Building societies are at the heart of their communities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/building-societies-heart-communities">It’s 250 years since the very first building society was set up but their value is greater than ever.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/steel-tariff-labour-mp-urges-trump-think-again"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2SG8TM1_lpveyk.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2SG8TM1_lpveyk.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2SG8TM1_lpveyk.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Tells Donald Trump 'Please Think Again' On Steel Tariffs"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-10T13:20" title="10 February 2025 at 13:20">10 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/steel-tariff-labour-mp-urges-trump-think-again">Labour MP Tells Donald Trump "Please Think Again" On Steel Tariffs</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/steel-tariff-labour-mp-urges-trump-think-again">A Labour MP has urged President Donald Trump to "please think again" about plans for a 25 per cent import tax on steel and aluminum imports into the United States.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-candidate-tests-limits-red-lines-europe-cooperation"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2XFRN3N_bqnfvy.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2XFRN3N_bqnfvy.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2XFRN3N_bqnfvy.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Former Islington Labour Candidate Wants To Test Public's 'Red Lines' Of Closeness With Europe"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-09T09:00" title="09 February 2025 at 09:00">09 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-candidate-tests-limits-red-lines-europe-cooperation">Former Islington Labour Candidate Wants To Test Public's "Red Lines" Of Closeness With Europe</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-candidate-tests-limits-red-lines-europe-cooperation">Praful Nargund, a former Labour candidate and director of a new think tank, has said his new organisation will test where the UK public's “red lines” are for closer cooperation with Europe.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/new-powers-help-us-crack-benefit-fraudsters"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2KDXDFG_lgoxmu.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2KDXDFG_lgoxmu.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_02/2KDXDFG_lgoxmu.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="New powers will help us crack down on benefit fraudsters"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-06T10:00" title="06 February 2025 at 10:00">06 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/andrew-western-mp-andrew-western-mp.htm">Andrew Western MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Andrew Western MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/new-powers-help-us-crack-benefit-fraudsters">New powers will help us crack down on benefit fraudsters</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/new-powers-help-us-crack-benefit-fraudsters">In the face of an ever-increasing welfare bill, it’s time we had the tools to keep pace with the increasing sophistication of fraud and minimise errors.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/new-appg-brings-closer-links-advertising-industry-parliamentarians"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/APPG_launched_with_Dame_Karen_Bradley_speaking_lvowvx.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/APPG_launched_with_Dame_Karen_Bradley_speaking_lvowvx.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/APPG_launched_with_Dame_Karen_Bradley_speaking_lvowvx.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="New APPG brings closer links between the advertising industry and parliamentarians"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-02-04T08:00" title="04 February 2025 at 08:00">04 Feb</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Advertising Association</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Advertising Association', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/new-appg-brings-closer-links-advertising-industry-parliamentarians">New APPG brings closer links between the advertising industry and parliamentarians</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/new-appg-brings-closer-links-advertising-industry-parliamentarians">With revenue of £40 billion and exports of £15 billion, advertising is a vital part of the UK growth agenda, say industry leaders</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/british-blackcurrant-growers-call-mps-support-investment-innovation-sustainability"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Elise_MinisterZeichner_Speech_-_hero_shot_zerzyw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Elise_MinisterZeichner_Speech_-_hero_shot_zerzyw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Elise_MinisterZeichner_Speech_-_hero_shot_zerzyw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="British blackcurrant growers call on MPs to support investment in innovation and sustainability"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-30T08:00" title="30 January 2025 at 08:00">30 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/suntory-beverage-food-gbi">Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/british-blackcurrant-growers-call-mps-support-investment-innovation-sustainability">British blackcurrant growers call on MPs to support investment in innovation and sustainability</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/british-blackcurrant-growers-call-mps-support-investment-innovation-sustainability">Over 30 parliamentarians met with the UK’s blackcurrant growers at the Ribena Blackcurrant Growers’ reception last week, where the Minister for Farming gave an overview of the opportunities for the industry while listening to some of the challenges growers face ahead of the harvest season.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/uk-ad-spend-rose-97-106bn-q3-2024"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/AA_WARC_Front_cover_2025_qttoh7.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/AA_WARC_Front_cover_2025_qttoh7.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/AA_WARC_Front_cover_2025_qttoh7.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in Q3 2024"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-30T08:00" title="30 January 2025 at 08:00">30 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/advertising-association">Advertising Association</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Advertising Association', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/uk-ad-spend-rose-97-106bn-q3-2024">UK ad spend rose 9.7% to £10.6bn in Q3 2024</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/uk-ad-spend-rose-97-106bn-q3-2024">Preliminary estimates show the UK's ad market was worth £40.7bn in 2024, a rise of 11.2% year-on-year</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-chancellor-rachel-reeves-environmental-illiterate"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2SAA0HG_awvksf.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2SAA0HG_awvksf.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2SAA0HG_awvksf.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-29T11:14" title="29 January 2025 at 11:14">29 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Environment </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-chancellor-rachel-reeves-environmental-illiterate">Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-chancellor-rachel-reeves-environmental-illiterate">Multiple Labour figures have come out against Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she announced support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport and reducing environmental requirements placed on developers.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-confirms-third-runway-built-heathrow"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/G9DGDB_tdso8m.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/G9DGDB_tdso8m.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/G9DGDB_tdso8m.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rachel Reeves Backs Heathrow Expansion In Major Economic Growth Speech"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-29T10:30" title="29 January 2025 at 10:30">29 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-confirms-third-runway-built-heathrow">Rachel Reeves Backs Heathrow Expansion In Major Economic Growth Speech</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-confirms-third-runway-built-heathrow">Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the government’s commitment to building a third runway at Heathrow airport, after she claimed the project would increase growth, investment and exports.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/reeves-tunnel-growth-victory-new-lower-thames-crossing"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/northern-tunnel-entrance_oodwq6.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/northern-tunnel-entrance_oodwq6.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/northern-tunnel-entrance_oodwq6.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Reeves can tunnel to a growth victory with a new Lower Thames Crossing"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-29T09:00" title="29 January 2025 at 09:00">29 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/jim-dickson.htm">Jim Dickson MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Jim Dickson MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/reeves-tunnel-growth-victory-new-lower-thames-crossing">Reeves can tunnel to a growth victory with a new Lower Thames Crossing</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/reeves-tunnel-growth-victory-new-lower-thames-crossing">“The first thing you need to do is sort the Dartford Crossing” were the first words I’d hear door-knocking during the campaign.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/improving-paternity-leave-provisions-boost-economy-26bn"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/DSC00466_1_ncyx3x.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/DSC00466_1_ncyx3x.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/DSC00466_1_ncyx3x.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Improving Paternity Leave Provisions ‘Could Boost The Economy By £2.6bn’"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-29T07:00" title="29 January 2025 at 07:00">29 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/improving-paternity-leave-provisions-boost-economy-26bn">Improving Paternity Leave Provisions ‘Could Boost The Economy By £2.6bn’</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/improving-paternity-leave-provisions-boost-economy-26bn">Exclusive: Expanding the statutory level of paternity leave for fathers could deliver £2.6bn of long-term growth to the UK economy, according to new research.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/workingclass-graduates-squeezed-internships"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/pa-13788389_ijgrjc_pyepbl.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/pa-13788389_ijgrjc_pyepbl.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/pa-13788389_ijgrjc_pyepbl.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Working-class graduates are being squeezed out of internships"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-23T11:45" title="23 January 2025 at 11:45">23 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Nick Harrison</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Nick Harrison', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/workingclass-graduates-squeezed-internships">Working-class graduates are being squeezed out of internships</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/workingclass-graduates-squeezed-internships">This month at the Sutton Trust we’ve taken on two new interns. Highly motivated young people keen to take their first steps in a charity sector career.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/forced-labour-laws-not-enough-says-labour-mp"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2T7F51K_lxyhny.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2T7F51K_lxyhny.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2T7F51K_lxyhny.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Says Current Law 'Not Sufficient' To Stop Forced Labour Goods Entering UK"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-19T09:00" title="19 January 2025 at 09:00">19 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/forced-labour-laws-not-enough-says-labour-mp">Labour MP Says Current Law "Not Sufficient" To Stop Forced Labour Goods Entering UK</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/forced-labour-laws-not-enough-says-labour-mp">A Labour MP has said that existing legislation to prevent forced labour in UK supply chains is “not sufficient”, as a new committee inquiry is set to examine whether a change to the law is needed.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-mps-warn-reeves-welfare-cuts-disastrous"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S4AGJP_itskgz.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S4AGJP_itskgz.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S4AGJP_itskgz.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MPs Warn Rachel Reeves Welfare Cuts Would Be 'Utterly Disastrous'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-18T07:00" title="18 January 2025 at 07:00">18 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mps-warn-reeves-welfare-cuts-disastrous">Labour MPs Warn Rachel Reeves Welfare Cuts Would Be "Utterly Disastrous"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mps-warn-reeves-welfare-cuts-disastrous">The government faces a backlash from Labour MPs if it decides to cut spending in areas like welfare in response to recent rises in borrowing costs.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/insurance-market-causing-consumers-sorts-difficulties-heres-needs-happen"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Which_17.01_cropped_wxfo2u.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Which_17.01_cropped_wxfo2u.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/Which_17.01_cropped_wxfo2u.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-17T08:00" title="17 January 2025 at 08:00">17 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/which-80702">Which?</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Which?', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/insurance-market-causing-consumers-sorts-difficulties-heres-needs-happen">The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/insurance-market-causing-consumers-sorts-difficulties-heres-needs-happen">Car insurance premiums have been enough to drive motorists round the bend recently. While the worst of price rises may have now passed, it’s little comfort for drivers who have had to shell out hundreds of pounds more for cover than they would have done just a few years ago.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/critical-minerals-test-case-uk-place-in-world-china"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2J1PF70_yqs8r6.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2J1PF70_yqs8r6.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2J1PF70_yqs8r6.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Critical Minerals Strategy Is A 'Test Case' For Britain's Place In The World"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-16T17:17" title="16 January 2025 at 17:17">16 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/critical-minerals-test-case-uk-place-in-world-china">Critical Minerals Strategy Is A "Test Case" For Britain's Place In The World</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/critical-minerals-test-case-uk-place-in-world-china">The critical minerals industry is widely seen as a “test case” for Britain’s role in the world, as experts and MPs warn the government against “rushing” into trade agreements with China.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/treasury-minister-resigns-family-finances"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S5GAH9_ru9dt1.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S5GAH9_ru9dt1.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2S5GAH9_ru9dt1.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq Resigns"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-14T16:30" title="14 January 2025 at 16:30">14 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/treasury-minister-resigns-family-finances">Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq Resigns</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/treasury-minister-resigns-family-finances">Tulip Siddiq has resigned as economic secretary to the Treasury, saying the controversy over her family finances is becoming a "distraction" from the work of government.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-says-government-absolutely-stick-fiscal-rules"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YNY50A_t30noa.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YNY50A_t30noa.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YNY50A_t30noa.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Keir Starmer Says Government Will 'Absolutely' Stick To Its Fiscal Rules As Borrowing Costs Rise"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-13T13:00" title="13 January 2025 at 13:00">13 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/economy.htm">Economy</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-says-government-absolutely-stick-fiscal-rules">Keir Starmer Says Government Will "Absolutely" Stick To Its Fiscal Rules As Borrowing Costs Rise</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/keir-starmer-says-government-absolutely-stick-fiscal-rules">Keir Starmer has confirmed that the government will "absolutely" stick to its fiscal rules, even if that means making "ruthless" decisions on the economy.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/starmer-reeves-right-call-regulators-go-growth-now-need-ensure-ministers-get-memo"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/BGC_10.01_crop_zlkqka.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/BGC_10.01_crop_zlkqka.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/BGC_10.01_crop_zlkqka.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-10T08:00" title="10 January 2025 at 08:00">10 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/betting-and-gaming-council">Betting And Gaming Council</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Betting And Gaming Council', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/starmer-reeves-right-call-regulators-go-growth-now-need-ensure-ministers-get-memo">Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/starmer-reeves-right-call-regulators-go-growth-now-need-ensure-ministers-get-memo">On Christmas Eve the nation’s top regulators received a gift from the Prime Minister. No, not a selection box or novelty pair of festive socks. In the face of a flatlining economy, Keir Starmer threw down the gauntlet, calling for a new regulatory environment, built on collaboration with business which was, “more pro-growth and pro-investment”.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/market-trouble-puts-pressure-spring-statement-says-paul-johnson"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YX37D7_dgqqjg.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YX37D7_dgqqjg.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2YX37D7_dgqqjg.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Market Moves Will Put Pressure On Rachel Reeves To Hold Spring Budget, Says Leading Economist"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-09T16:50" title="09 January 2025 at 16:50">09 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/market-trouble-puts-pressure-spring-statement-says-paul-johnson">Market Moves Will Put Pressure On Rachel Reeves To Hold Spring Budget, Says Leading Economist</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/market-trouble-puts-pressure-spring-statement-says-paul-johnson">Movements in the markets will put "pressure" on Rachel Reeves to deliver a major fiscal event in the spring, despite the chancellor having committed to just one a year, leading economist Paul Johnson has said.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/does-treasury-value-regions"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2H6P18M_ligprb.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2H6P18M_ligprb.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2025_01/2H6P18M_ligprb.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Does The Treasury Value Regions?"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2025-01-06T17:35" title="06 January 2025 at 17:35">06 Jan</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/does-treasury-value-regions">Does The Treasury Value Regions?</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/does-treasury-value-regions">Benedict Cooper looks at the thorny issue of how we can guarantee an equal share of the pie around the country</a> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paging"> <ul class="pagination"> <li class="on"> <a href="?news_pg=1" class="on">1</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=2" class="">2</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=3" class="">3</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=4" class="">4</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="?news_pg=5" class="">5</a> </li> <li class="next"> <a href="?news_pg=2" class="next">></a> </li> <li class="last"> <a href="?news_pg=426" class="last">>></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div><div class="row row--ad">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-3' class="ph-ad"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-3'); 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