Government

In our Government News category, you will find a wide variety of government issues both big and small. 

You can find information on big issues such as global immigration and human rights issues along with Brexit news, negotiations and updates. This section also covers Local governments and their digital transformation along with the popular issues of period poverty and the process of acknowledging this problem.

How and what AID is provided by the UK across the world is another topic covered in detail in this category. Additionally, you can also find regular commentary from legal professionals on changing and adapting laws in the UK. We regularly cover government updates on the implementation of crime legislation and the UK housing landscape.

Northern Ireland housing market on the rise

Northern Ireland’s housing market on the rise

A new survey has revealed the housing market in Northern Ireland saw an increase during the month of March... According to a new survey from...
£2.5bn education pledge from Lib Dems

£2.5bn education pledge from Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats pledge an additional £2.5bn for education in England in their manifesto As the 7 May draws closer, the pledges and promises from...
Greens launch election manifesto

The Green Party launches election manifesto

The Green Party is set to launch its election manifesto, which will include a call to “take back” the NHS from the private sector Party...
Conservatives to extend Right to Buy

Conservatives to extend Right to Buy

David Cameron has pledged to extend the Right to Buy scheme, which allows social housing tenants to purchase their home The controversial Right to Buy...
Somerset councils look for shared service alternative

Somerset councils look for shared service alternative

Two Somerset councils are investigating alternatives to a shared service scheme once the contract ends in 2017... After a shared service scheme in Somerset failed...
House prices expected to increase nationwide

House prices expected to increase nationwide

House prices are expected to increase by 1.5 per cent nationwide, but London will see a 3.6 per cent dip For the first time in...
Osborne makes funding pledge for Wales

Osborne makes funding pledge for Wales

If the Conservatives remain in power funding in Wales would remain higher than it is in England, according to the Chancellor George Osborne... On the...
Tories pledge paid volunteering leave

Tories pledge paid volunteering leave

David Cameron has promised to deliver a programme that would enable some UK employees to undertake paid volunteering leave If the Conservative government stays in...
Council gains funding for brownfield homes

Council gains funding for brownfield homes

Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield... The Department for Communities and...
Scottish party leaders on the campaign trail

Scottish party leaders on the campaign trail

The Scottish election campaign is set to focus on the rural economy, apprenticeships, and opportunities for women... It is expected that both the Scottish Conservatives...
Labour announces Yorkshire devolution deal

Labour announces Yorkshire devolution deal

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has announced his party will commit to a multi-billion pound devolution deal for Yorkshire if Labour wins the upcoming General...
SNP will help Ed Miliband become prime minister

SNP will help Ed Miliband become prime minister

First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon has said she will help make Ed Miliband PM if the Conservatives...
Young people give up on homeownership

Young people give up on homeownership

A new survey has revealed that young people in the UK are increasingly giving up the prospect of owning their own home... “Generation Rent”, a...
Community service orders double in Edinburgh

Community service orders double in Edinburgh

New figures reveal the number of community service orders given out by courts in Edinburgh has doubled during the last two years... Almost 84,000 hours...
Traffic management scheme to start in Dorset

Council to start traffic management scheme

Work is set to get underway in West Bay, Dorset, to make changes to traffic management in the local area... Following changes agreed by West...
Clegg rules out multiparty government

Clegg rules out multiparty government

As the first week of campaigning draws to an end, leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has revealed he would not want to...
Council set to invest £38m in housing stock

Council set to invest £38m in housing stock

Wrexham Council to invest £38m in the existing social housing stock in a bid to meet a 2020 deadline for improving standards... Wrexham Council is...
Partnership has injected £1.5m into Lancashire

Partnership has injected £1.5m into Lancashire

A partnership between Lancashire County Council and Funding Circle has led to growth and employment in the local area... Lancashire County Council announced two years...
Health and the economy on the campaign agenda

Health and the economy on the campaign agenda

Party leaders have made new pledges today based on employment, taxation and health as the battle for Downing Street gets underway... On the campaign trail,...
Lib Dems promise stronger Welsh economy

Lib Dems promise stronger Welsh economy

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has promised a stronger economy and a fairer society for Wales... The Liberal Democrats...

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