All Government policy articles – Page 27
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NewsCrossrail opening delayed by months as firms battle to complete tunnels
Problems sees testing of crucial software pushed back, meaning £15bn project now won't open until next autumn at the earliest
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NewsKhan overturns council decision and green lights west London homes
London mayor says need for more homes outweighs opponents’ heritage concerns
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NewsClients use Brexit clauses to shift risks onto suppliers
Some clients are stockpiling products in efforts to prepare for Brexit
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NewsIndustry feels abandoned by government over Brexit, says Building poll
Building poll reveals 65% think construction is too low priority while 40% warn of big impact on recruitment
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NewsForeign Office starts search for contractor to carry out £55m revamp of US embassy
Work is expected to start next July
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NewsFormer City Airport boss chosen to take on rail regulator role
Declan Collier set to start next January
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NewsHighways England looks to reassure motorists after Genoa bridge collapse
Authority’s chief engineer said there no UK road bridges built like the one that gave way in Italy
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NewsGovernment confirms bailout for stalled Carillion hospital job
Government promises to provide funding to complete Midland Metropolitan Hospital
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NewsHousing secretary reveals new garden communities programme
But James Brokenshire has not confirmed funding for the scheme
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NewsNew London development panel to help bring forward £20bn of work
Twenty-nine groups have been appointed by the mayor of London to accelerate housebuilding on public land
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NewsCritics slam government's social housing plan
Campaigners say no funding in place to meet growing need as government consults on social housing supply
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NewsHeathrow expansion faces High Court challenge from Friends of the Earth
Environmental group says the plan illegally breaches UK’s climate change policy
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NewsGovernment failing industry over Brexit, say housebuilding bosses
Firms begin targeting UK workers to plug skills gaps ahead of EU withdrawal next March
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NewsIndustry hits back at calls for government to scrap modular housing funding
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee said factory-built homes were more prone to overheating and should therefore not receive government funding.
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NewsMPs want smaller firms to reveal gender pay gap
The change would see more construction firms reveal pay figures
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NewsHousing secretary calls for change in fire door industry
Doors from five manufacturers have now failed tests
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NewsContractors give Carillion's Midland Met Hospital job the cold shoulder, forcing bosses to ask for public bailout
NHS Trust set to go cap in hand to government after board meeting tomorrow
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NewsLondon to be given exemption from new planning rules, says housing secretary
James Brokenshire has said the London Plan will be judged against the previous planning framework