The deal pledges construction of 130,000 new hotel rooms, 10,000 new apprenticeships, a UK-wide data hub and more

The former MP and MD of Rapier Group talks us through what the latest Brexit developments could mean for the industry

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded the money to help nurture creative industries

The association is urging the Government to rethink its proposed salary cap

The paper was discussed in the events industry's All Party Parliament Group, chaired by James Heappey MP

Michael Ellis MP spoke on the economic importance of events, and the in-construction ICC Wales

The latest conference in The Business of Events series welcomed James Heappey MP alongside leading events figures

The chair of the industry's All Party Parliament Group will also be in attendance

An industry lobby group has unveiled its new campaign. Britain for Events will host three government dinners, launch a social media campaign and organise a raft of events during National Events Month in October. The campaign is supported by industry associations including the AEO, HBAA, ISES, MIA, NOEA and the BVEP, as well as commercial partners including International Confex, Cvent, Venuefinder.com, and George P Johnson. Kevin Jackson from George P Johnson said: “This is a campaign that takes important messages from our sector and delivers them to business and government in an independent