Press Releases

Pension scheme reforms to tackle gender pension gap

Millions of working women will be better off with new measures being introduced to tackle historic gender pension gap.

UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses

UK banks agree £11 billion lending packages to support small business growth, particularly for small and mid-sized enterprises.

UK announces sanctions against perpetrators of human rights violations in Iran

UK sanctions 10 individuals and one organisation for their role in recent brutality against Iranian protestors. 

Joint statement on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council meetings, 2 February 2026

Joint statement by the UK Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas-Symonds and the European Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič

Appointment of Victoria Buhler as the Prime Minister’s Deputy Adviser on Business, Investment, and Trade and Hannah Bronwin as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and NetZero

The Prime Minister has directly appointed two further experts to his No10 team today.

Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO

Dr Paul Bate will be stepping down as Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency at the end of March 2026.

Statement: Foreign Office summons Russian Ambassador - 2 February 2026

The Russian Ambassador was summoned for a meeting to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.

Regulator investigates York-based charity over concerns about its financial controls

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into The Micklegate Ecclesiastical Trust.

Advice accepted on extending the RSV vaccination programme

The government has accepted advice on eligibility from the JCVI for the RSV vaccination programme.

Parents prioritising primary schools with free breakfast clubs

Over 300,000 children are set to benefit from Best Start free breakfast clubs in April, as the government prioritises support to tackle the cost of living.

Foreign Secretary sets out new cooperation on illegal migration from Horn of Africa on visit to Ethiopia

Foreign Secretary sets out how she is strengthening FCDO action to tackle illegal migration on her first visit to Africa in the role.

New powers for Defence personnel to defeat drones following doubling of incidents near bases

The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat drones near bases as part of new measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill.

Regulator of Social Housing publishes the Rent Standard 2026

The new Rent Standard sets out rent policy from 1 April 2026 onwards.