Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to “level up” the honours system by giving more knighthoods, damehoods, and other honours to people living in under-represented areas of the country, according to a new report. In the foreword to a new report on the operation of the honours system, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said that Sunak…

Australian startup Recharge Industries has confirmed that it has completed the takeover of Britishvolt—the UK company that failed to build a battery factory in northeast England. Founded in 2019, Britishvolt had promised to build a £3.8 billion ($4.6 billion) gigafactory to produce batteries for electric cars in Blyth, Northumberland. The company said it would employ…

More than 100 projects across the UK will be awarded a total of £2.1 billion from the Levelling Up Fund, the government said on Wednesday. The winners of the second round of funding, from 111 areas across the UK’s four nations, include the Eden Project North visitor attraction in Morecambe, a new artificial intelligence campus…

The UK government on Wednesday unveiled its blueprint to “level up” underdeveloped parts of the country, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson battles to retain confidence in his premiership. A new white paper sets out a 10-year plan including shifting powers to England’s local authorities, improving physical and digital connectivity, increasing homeownership, tackling crime, and boosting…