Rhys Taylor-Brown

Speaking during an interview with the Skills World Live Radio Show, Leaders Council chair and former Labour cabinet minister, Lord David Blunkett, has hinted that Sir Keir Starmer and his frontbench are considering broadening the Apprenticeship Levy if they get into government.

Mark Flanagan, the chief of the International Monetary Fund [IMF] UK team, has warned that debt-financed tax cuts could be a strategic error which exacerbates inflation.

As rising prices continue to erode living standards, the government has announced that millions of public sector workers will be given a pay rise, but not in tandem with inflation.

Cabinet ministers recently held an evening of celebration for young people and employers who have tackled youth unemployment through the Kickstart scheme, which Boris Johnson hailed as having “transformed the lives of thousands.”

Bristol-based support agency Your Way Bristol is celebrating being named an accredited Living Wage employer.

Professor Martin Marshall CBE has been appointed as the new chair of the Nuffield Trust health think tank.

Independent think tank, the Nuffield Trust, has warned that while remote GP consultations may be convenient for patients and doctors, they run the risk of vital diagnoses being missed and could result in higher GP workload and worsening health inequalities.

As the Conservative party’s leadership contest heats up, the National Care Forum [NCF] is calling on the contenders to put social care at the very centre of their policy agendas and to reaffirm their commitment to its reform.

The airline Emirates has refused to comply with Heathrow Airport’s request to cut flights and stop selling summer tickets.

MPs voted to reject changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill after it was debated in the House of Commons on Wednesday as part of its committee stage.

Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE has been appointed as the first ever patient safety commissioner for England.

Bernie Ecclestone, the former CEO of Formula 1, will face charges of fraud by false representation.

The UK secretary for business, energy & industrial strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced a £5 million support fund which go toward providing safety and security equipment to the civil nuclear sector in Ukraine.

Public sector construction procurement and contracts specialist, Adwoa Owusu-Banahene, writes that government, education, employers and other stakeholders must come together and collaborate effectively for the Skills and Post-16 Education Act to be applied to the best possible effect.

This week, The Leaders Council announced the publication of its special report into the Skills & Post-16 Education Act and the impact it will have on the construction, engineering and manufacturing sectors.