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UK risks EU retaliation if workers’ rights are rolled back

IPPR trade and EU relations expert says leaked proposal to cut working time protections would also be damaging and deeply unpopular On Friday leaked reports in the Financial Times suggested...

15/01/2021

Press Releases Power & politics Progressive Brexit IPPR

Brexit deal leaves workers’ rights and environmental protections at serious risk of erosion, warns IPPR

Despite improving on a ‘no deal’ outcome, agreement leaves wide scope for key rights and duties to be rolled back  The new process agreed for safeguarding a “level playing field” between UK...

08/01/2021

Press Releases Progressive Brexit IPPR

Brexit trade deal “isn’t far off a no deal” warns IPPR

Think tank expert says trade deal is “remarkably weak” - introducing major barriers to trade and offering little to major sectors In a rapid reaction to the EU-UK trade deal announced earlier...

24/12/2020

Press Releases Power & politics IPPR

£90bn cash gap puts scores of companies at risk of collapse without public equity injection, report warns

Think tanks call for £45bn of public investment in ownership stakes to support businesses through the pandemic and boost private investment A new joint report from the IPPR and Common Wealth...

15/12/2020

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

IPPR – New Marmot report lays bare unacceptable health divide between rich and poor

Think tank found that public health cuts have been 3.5 times higher in the areas with the most Covid-19 fatalities in England  In a report published last week, the IPPR and IPPR North think...

15/12/2020

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

IPPR: End of overseas fossil fuel support ‘long overdue’ now UK must get ‘own house in order’

Head of Environmental Justice Commission welcomes move, but ‘devil will be in the detail’ of the announcement Earlier this month IPPR published a report setting out a blueprint for a ‘Net...

11/12/2020

Press Releases Environment

Revealed: Midlands and the North endure biggest public health cuts in England

New analysis shows that since 2014 the Midlands and North have endured the biggest cuts to public health budgets in England.   Overall, England has seen a cut of £13.20 per person, whilst the...

08/12/2020

Press Releases Better Health and Care IPPR

IPPR North: This is a wake-up call

Key ‘State of the North 2020’ report holds ‘levelling up’ agenda to account The leading think-tank for the North of England has issued an “urgent wakeup call” today, as it publishes research...

07/12/2020

Press Releases Economy IPPR North

IPPR welcomes UK's new climate change target but calls for greater ambition and a 'world-beating' plan to deliver it

IPPR has welcomed the prime minister’s expected announcement of a new target to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68 per cent by 2030 as an “important signal”. But it has urged the...

04/12/2020

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Use ‘power of our example’ and keep UK’s fossil fuels in the ground to lead world on climate, urges IPPR

Cut North Sea production and stop exporting surplus oil and gas as we reduce our own emissions Opportunity for hundreds of thousands of new, well-paid jobs in green economy but urgent...

03/12/2020

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR