We all have a stake in fixing the regional and class-driven disadvantage that the exam results expose

While we see daily reports of the challenges that many people are continuing to face as they struggle with the cost of living, a slew of headlines is fast approaching on the huge profits that many of the UK’s biggest businesses are set about to announce.

Whilst many expected this week’s trio of by-elections to result in wipeout for Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party, the results gave the leaders of each of England’s three main party leaders cause for hope ahead of the next general election.

Where exactly is the Conservative Party going? After this week’s by-election results, the flippant answer could be “into Opposition after the next General Election”. But in reality it feels like a much more fundamental question for the governing party.

Amidst the beauty of places like Devon and Cornwall, a pressing issue affects the people who form the backbone of these local economies.

Justine Greening interviews Sean Haley, CEO of Sodexo UK & Ireland.

The urgent need to level up the most disadvantaged areas of the country, particularly targeting women experiencing inequality, was highlighted by new research which shows that in 2021, a woman in the North East of England was 1.7 times more likely to die early as a result of suicide, addiction or murder by a partner or family member than the rest of England and Wales, an increase of 15 per cent since 2018.

The NHS is 75 years old this week and we should take a moment to think of all those who have worked in it in the past, and those that still work there today.

New research published this week has thrown the impact of the skills shortage in the UK into sharp relief.

A new Labour/Liberal Democrat Coalition at Canterbury City Council, led by Leader, Alan Baldock will see the Kent local authority working to deliver opportunity into the historic heart of the south east.

With student loans expected to feature as a key issue in next year’s general election, figures from the Student Loans Company have revealed that outstanding student loans in England have surpassed £200bn for the first time. Individual debt has also risen again, with an average cost of just under £45,000.

There are many complex reasons for people becoming homeless. A lack of affordable housing, poverty, unemployment or a life event such as divorce or mental health issues can all result in someone losing their home.

The consequences of another interest rate rise are bleak. On Thursday, new analysis from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found that by the end of 2023, more than a million households will run out of savings because of higher mortgage repayments, taking the proportion of insolvent households to nearly 30%, with the largest impact in Wales and the North East.

Shadow Minister for Business and Industry, Bill Esterson MP, has officially launched the Purpose Coalition’s latest report, Entrepreneurial Revolution, in partnership with SME for Labour.

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer, alongside Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, and Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sawar has today announced the fourth of the party’s five ‘Missions’ for government - focused on ‘making Britain a clean energy superpower’

The roundtable was an opportunity for the Minister to learn more about the work of private sector Purpose Coalition organisations and the benefits of Young Enterprise for teachers and young people across the UK.

Fundamentally, whether you call it improving opportunities, social mobility, levelling up, or something else entirely, it means the same thing - regenerating communities and delivering change.

As we approach the next election, health will remain a crucial battleground. It’s one of the most important issues facing voters, and any political party putting themselves up for election without a clear plan to deliver the health services people want to see is unlikely to win.

This week, Leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting unveiled their ‘NHS mission’. It’s a key battleground that undoubtedly commands the public’s attention but its success is also vital to the social and economic recovery of the country.

“Are you thinking what we’re thinking?”. In the 2005 General Election that was the question that Conservative leader Michael Howard asked voters in posters on billboards around the country.