The Wise Group and The Purpose Coalition has held a skills roundtable in Westminster, co-chaired by Wise Group CEO Sean Duffy and Crossbench Peer Lord Walney on the future of skills, as part of the Breaking Down Barriers to Employment Opportunity Commission.

Senior business leaders today joined Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, at a major roundtable in Westminster that explored the leadership role that British business can play in tackling barriers to opportunity in partnership with the next government.

Luke Charters - Labour’s Candidate for York Outer in this year’s General Election – has visited Clifton Park Hospital in the constituency to meet local doctors, nurses and wider staff working at the hospital to deliver high quality healthcare to patients across York, and further afield.

Purpose Coalition Engagement Director and former Member of Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet, Nick Forbes CBE has visited Purpose Coalition partner and leading independent healthcare provider, Ramsay Health Care UK, to see first-hand its work at Tees Valley Hospital.

The Purpose Coalition’s new Breaking Down Barriers Commission has officially launched in Parliament - an important initiative to tackle inequality with a renewed partnership between government and industry.

Goal 15 - Working in Partnership - will promote the need for organisations to work in partnership to boost equality of opportunity. By fostering strategic alliances with unions and citizens assemblies, organisations can harness diverse talent and perspectives, and ensure their initiatives are grounded in the needs of real-world communities.  

Pertemps is the UK’s largest recruitment agency, with over 200 offices across the UK. It directly employs 1,550 members of staff, manages up to 40,000 temporary workers for clients at any one time and places around 12,000 candidates in permanent roles each year.

The collaboration marks a significant commitment from NGN to leverage its industry leadership and resources in breaking down systemic barriers, ensuring equal opportunities for all. 

As Transport Secretaries from 2011 to 2016 we had a vision that rail manufacturing could do for the North East what Nissan’s commitment to car manufacturing had done. It was a vision that Hitachi Rail shared when they chose Newton Aycliffe for their European rail manufacturing headquarters.

Ensuring that everyone can make the most of their potential means ensuring that people have the basic skills that will help them take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way.

Developing new solutions, and sharing best practice, will be key to managing the energy transition successfully. It is increasingly looking like that transition will be shaped by a Labour government.

York Outer Conservative MP, Julian Sturdy has visited Clifton Park Hospital to meet local doctors, nurses and wider staff working at the hospital.

In today’s rapidly evolving job market, the challenge of filling over a million vacancies across the UK requires innovative and inclusive strategies. It's time we broaden our horizons and tap into a pool of talent that is often overlooked due to historical stigmas - individuals with criminal convictions.

Diversity and inclusion under a Labour government were the focus of a roundtable held in Westminster today with Ashley Dalton MP, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.

Leading mental health provider, Kent and Medway NHS Foundation Trust (KMPT), has marked a new stage in its social impact journey.

Access to healthcare is one of the key social determinants of health. Being able to access NHS care when and where it is needed, and feeling that their voice is heard, is crucial for disadvantaged communities to facilitate the better health and wellbeing that will allow them to take advantage of opportunity.

The Breaking Down Barriers Commission, a new initiative by the Purpose Coalition, has announced a new partnership with Curtins, a leading engineering consultancy, renowned for innovative solutions and commitment to sustainability.

For someone who has been involved in Labour politics my whole life, I now feel a real excitement about the year ahead. There’s no complacency, but the Labour Party now has the best shot at returning to government for the first time in over a decade.

Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Energy Security has joined Purpose Coalition leaders Centrica, Leonardo and the University of Salford for a Westminster roundtable to explore the future of net-zero, skills and the just transition.

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, Inspiring Inclusion, gets right to the heart of what it means to be a fair, equitable and thriving society. Inclusion matters because it recognises the inherent value and potential of every individual.