Sunak to promise 'record' infrastructure spend

11 March 2020
Sunak to promise 'record' infrastructure spend
The government is set to promise to raise infrastructure spending to its highest in decades in the March Budget.
The Treasury has said that it will pledge to triple the average net investment made over the last 40 years into rail and road, affordable housing, broadband and research, leading to the 'highest levels [of investment] in real terms since 1955- - more than £600 billion over the five-year Parliament.

Social care funding and workforce inquiry launched

10 March 2020
Social care funding and workforce inquiry launched
The Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into social care funding to counteract the impact of a shortage of care on the NHS.

Coalition urges for environment-focused Budget

10 March 2020
Coalition urges for environment-focused Budget
A new coalition has stressed that the new Chancellor must grasp this ‘vital opportunity’ to prioritise the environment in his first Budget.

Lack of housing leaving homeless on the streets

10 March 2020
Lack of housing leaving homeless on the streets
Crisis has said that councils are being left to leave homeless people on the streets because of a chronic lack of local affordable housing.