The Latest Breaking News from IPPR

Take excess profits from energy giants to give £183 back to customers, think tank says

‘Billions’ taken by grid giants, ‘that cannot be right’ says IPPR

The Independent UK · Apr 21

Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests

Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13

The country would be ‘breaking’ under striking doctors’ demands – Streeting

The Health Secretary said it was time for the British Medical Association to get ‘a bit of perspective’.

Evening Standard · Apr 13

Home Office warned legal migration rules overhaul risks leaving 300,000 children ‘in limbo’

The Home Office set out their new proposals on legal migration rules in November

The Independent UK · Feb 9

AI-generated news should carry ‘nutrition’ labels, thinktank says

The Institute for Public Policy Research also argues that tech companies must pay publishers for content they use

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’

Institute For Public Policy Research thinktank report calls on chancellor to pursue policy of ‘securonomics’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16

Abd el-Fattah citizenship row shows shift on questions of national identity

Activist was entitled to UK passport but for a rising number of voters Britishness is something you are born with

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Number of people who say Britons must be ‘born British’ is rising, study shows

Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Rachel Reeves’s test from the bond markets starts now

UK gilt yields may have dropped a bit relative to other major countries, but it’s not at all clear that the fall with continue

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

Taxpayer left with hefty bill from high UK borrowing costs – report

The IPPR said the ‘premium’ added to UK borrowing is finally easing back as financial markets have backed the Chancellor’s plans.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025