Scott Challinor

After chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Spring Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday, numerous think tanks and industry bodies have been offering their take on its contents.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Spring Statement in the House of Commons, announcing that fuel duty will be cut by 5p from 18:00 GMT on Wednesday [March 23], and the threshold for paying National Insurance will be raised by £3,000.

YMCA Derbyshire has been selected as one of Derbion’s charity partners in a deal that will run until the end of January 2023.

In its latest update on the investigation into the Downing Street ‘partygate’ scandal, the Metropolitan Police force has confirmed that it has sent out 100 questionnaires to date and begun interviewing “key witnesses”.

Under significant pressure to intervene in the cost-of-living crisis, chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that the government will help households “where we can make a difference” and “stand by” the British people.

Sandhurst-based florist Lady Flora is honoured to have been recognised for its excellence in the floristry industry, having won the Berkshire Florist of the Year accolade at the CorporateLiveWire South England Prestige Awards for the second consecutive year.

Speaking at the Conservative Party’s recent spring conference in Blackpool, chairman Oliver Dowden has said that a “two-year election campaign” will begin with May’s local elections.

The UK government has this week launched its Inclusive Britain strategy, which sets out 70 actions to crackdown on racial disparities, boost opportunities for ethnic minorities and promote fairness in society.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland [GTC Scotland] has published its report following a three-month public consultation on proposed updated Registration Rules.

Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay has written to the House of Commons Standard Committee, warning that it would be an “impractical” measure to limit the number of hours that MPs can spend on second jobs and cap earnings from them.

Multi-award-winning and leading telecoms carrier of SIP, hosted, connectivity, unified communications and collaboration services, Voiceflex, is pleased to announce the launch of Voiceflex Flow in partnership with leading European unified communications provider Telavox.

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner called for the government to guarantee that the prime minister did not override UK security services to grant Evgeny Lebedev his peerage in 2020.

British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained almost six years ago in Iran, has been released and is allowed to return to the UK.

The UK government has announced that 370 more Russian individuals will be sanctioned, including former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

The UK government has said that it will not issue any new guarantees, loans and insurance for exports going to Russia and Belarus.