Inside the Red Queen’s campaign war chest
Now Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC, will she stand to be the next Prime Minister? Lucy Carrier-Pilkington reveals has the financial and political backing in place.
EU green tariff on high carbon imports comes into force
Mace | 2nd January 2026 | Lobbying, Policy & Think Tanks
The EU’s new green tariff regime begins, applying carbon costs to selected imports and reshaping how climate policy intersects with trade.
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Westminster Street Fight for the Labour crown
With Wes Streeting resigning and Angela Rayner now cleared by HMRC, all eyes are on Westminster's Game of Thrones-style battle for the Labour crown
Wes Streeting could be Britain’s next PM — here are the lobby groups who come with him
Calls for Keir Starmer to quit are getting louder, Lucy Carrier-Pilkington examines what new leadership could mean for the lobbying industry.
Easy Wins, Empty Gains: New white paper calls for lobbying review to go further
Following a series of lobbying scandals, the CIPR's White Paper is a tough new step to improve transparency in Westminster's lobbying laws.
Scrapping carbon pricing would be a costly hit to British exporters and consumers
A new report reveals that axing carbon pricing would be a self destructive step for the UK economy.
EU likely to shelve chemical reform amid industry pressure
The reform concerns a pre-existing law on the Regulation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and has been in place since June 2007.
The Silent Engine: Why we must stop kicking the Civil Service and learn to love our Civil Servants
As the Charity for Civil Servants marks its 140th anniversary, Neil Woollard argues that the officials who keep Britain functioning are too often caricatured, underpaid and overlooked —
UK’s economic stability starts at sea, says the CEO of the Chamber of Shipping
Shipping moves 95 per cent of the UK’s trade. Most of the time, this happens smoothly until there is a global crisis, writes Rhett Hatcher, CEO of the
UK ‘global investor’ visa proposed by lobby group to bring back UK’s non-doms
New 'global investor visa' proposed by lobby group as UK struggles to attract the super-rich
Parliamentary staff register changes risk widening UK’s lobbying transparency gap, warns CIPR
Changes made to the parliamentary register of interests could decrease transparency and muddy the lobbying waters, experts argue.
