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Earlier this week, prime minister Boris Johnson revealed plans to make higher education loans more flexible so that over-18s in England who do not have A-Levels or equivalent qualifications can access fully funded college courses and space study out across their lives.

In our latest roundup of leadership quotations, we hear from Jeremy Good on a post-Brexit immigration policy, Ray Singh on maintaining relationships with clients, Ian Williamson on overcoming challenges, Gillian Keegan on the northeast of England, and a damning critique from Steve Baker on his own government.

London based insurance company GG Insurance Services, which provides specialist insurance solutions to the games industry, has announced that it is expanding overseas to the United States.

The Labour Party has been unable to prevent changes to planning laws in England despite urging Conservative MPs to vote against the government, after being defeated in three Commons votes.

With the social care sector preparing itself for a very difficult winter, leading social care experts Darren Stapelberg, managing director of Grosvenor Health and Social Care, and Sally Warren, policy director at the King’s Fund, have expressed concern.

The EU has commenced legal proceedings against the UK after the government refused to halt its plans for the Internal Market Bill to become law, which will give ministers the power to override the Northern Ireland Protocol which forms part of the EU Withdrawal Agreement. Despite these developments, the bloc has not walked away from the negotiating table and a free-trade agreement could still be struck this month. As the row over the legislation goes on, manufacturer Melba Swintex has already been hard at work to protect itself from the complications that could arise from a no-deal scenario.

It is a well-documented truth that the Covid-19 lockdown period in the UK dealt a significant blow to the nation’s hospitality sector, and those woes intensified last week as prime minister Boris Johnson announced the introduction of newer national restrictions, forcing industry operators to close between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.

Since March 23 when prime minister Boris Johnson first announced that the nation was to enter lockdown, 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year for businesses, organisations and communities across the UK. In this article, Graham Stewart, managing director of inspection and testing services provider Alex Stewart International, reflects on how his business has sought to chart a course through the lockdown period while touching on the impact on the industries it serves and the hopes of business leaders across the UK going forward.

As “huge numbers” of Brits are faced with the prospect of having to find new employment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy, prime minister Boris Johnson has this week announced that UK citizens will be able to access four years of loans to access higher education in a “shakeup” of the sector. Meanwhile, Hayley Mason, director and senior solicitor at Education Law specialist Sen Legal, offers her take on leadership and emphasises the importance of recognising team efforts, as opposed to individual feats.

It is a fact that there is a currently a care crisis in the UK. Several media outlets regularly comment on the ageing British population and increasing needs of the elderly, while funding to meet these needs has been on the decline over the last decade. Looking to turn around his party’s poor fortunes in the previous three general elections, newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has promised to be “the voice of nine million carers” and bring an end to the sector’s woes.

As social distancing rules continue to tighten across the country, Rakem Group, the Lancashire-based chemical manufacturers and distributors are well-placed to adapt.

London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens. This week, managing partner Greg Ward discusses the findings from the 26th wave of the Covid-19 tracker survey with the Leaders Council, published on September 25 and sourced from data collected on September 18, and with restrictions beginning to return to control the spread of the virus, opinions of the government’s handling of the crisis began to worsen with the lingering sense of déjà vu.

Today’s leadership roundup brings news of Beauty Kitchen’s big clean up, MENTA’s new courses and a successful audit for Rivertrace. It also includes analysis of the chancellor’s new economic plans by Alasdair Shaikh from Shaikh and co, and Mark Jacobs’ take on virtual and hybrid exhibitions.

In our latest roundup of leaders in their own words, we hear from Rishi Sunak on his new economic plan, Nick Leech on building relationships with customers, Lee Summers on recruitment and John O’Reilly on the casino industry.