Press Releases

PM call with Prime Minister Meloni of Italy and Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 19 January 2026

The Prime Minister had further calls with leaders this evening. He spoke to Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.

Expert teams to scrutinise public service inefficiencies and waste

Wasteful duplication in government to be rooted out through new sweeping reviews.

£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage

Fish kill incident costs Worcestershire firm over £1 million

A company has made a financial contribution of over £1 million to come into compliance and to deal with the effects of a pollution incident in 2018.

Convicted Covid fraudster who ran mobile phone shops ordered to repay almost £200,000

He was handed a suspended sentence last year

Wylfa reactors breathing naturally

Powered systems that controlled airflow and ventilation through the two reactors at Wylfa nuclear power station, Anglesey have been permanently switched off.

Britain's fighter jet fleet strengthened in £205 million boost for British jobs

The UK has signed a £205 million contract extension with QinetiQ to strengthen the RAF's Typhoon fleet with technical and engineering support

CMA regulatory review aims to ease the burden on businesses

Consultation launched on whether to remove market remedies, which could benefit more than 10,000 businesses.

MHRA scientists contribute to international study on novel oral polio vaccine stability 

Study confirms vaccine being used in global efforts to achieve and sustain polio eradication is successfully interrupting polio outbreaks whilst minimising risk of new vaccine-derived outbreaks in Uganda

Government to drive action to improve children’s relationship with mobile phones and social media

Government launches consultation on children's social media use and bans phones in schools to protect young people's wellbeing and ensure safer online experiences.

Free access to sentencing remarks for all victims

Victims going through the Crown Court better supported to recover from crime and get closure with free access to transcripts of judges’ sentencing remarks.

Westcott Space Hub opens to boost UK space innovation and create hundreds of jobs

A new £20 million space innovation hub has officially opened in Buckinghamshire, supported by UK Space Agency funding, providing cutting-edge facilities to help space businesses grow and creating up to 300 jobs.

Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation

A new once-in-a-generation plan to overhaul the water system and protect households from disruption has been unveiled today (Tuesday 20 January).

Get that electric feeling: new campaign launched to show savings and benefits of going electric

Over 50,000 UK drivers have made savings of up to £3,750 on a new electric vehicle and £1,400 a year on running costs.