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Exclusive: council bids for tax breaks and liberalised planning rules axed as government dismantles Liz Truss’s agendaHundreds of bids by councils to be granted tax exemptions and liberalised planning rules under the “investment zones” scheme have been…
Fraud and error have left ‘eye-watering’ amount owed to HMRC, says public accounts committeeThe government has been criticised for failing to collect £42bn in unpaid tax from businesses and individuals amid concern over the strain on the public finance…
The Labour leader is keen to emphasise he would be a prudent PM despite inheriting cash-starved public servicesKeir Starmer leans over an open newspaper and points out a picture of him and the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, holding hi-tech rivet gun…
Business department says in annual report that a total of £985m likely to be lost to ‘fraud and error’Taxpayers are facing a loss of almost £1bn in fraudulent or erroneous grants paid to supposedly struggling businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac…
Labour leader pledges major push to devolve power from Westminster in ‘decade of national renewal’Labour will launch a “take back control” bill aimed at devolving sweeping powers to local communities in its first term if it wins the next election, Keir…
PM plans a ‘no tricks’ reset but with an inflation fall already expected this is more about hanging on at an electionUK politics live – latest news updatesIn his first big speech since taking over at No 10, Rishi Sunak promised “no tricks, no ambiguity…
People with disabilities more likely to cut back on energy use and food, Resolution Foundation saysDisabled people in the UK are much more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food this winter, according to a report highlighting “mass…
First minister claims Tories in Westminster are ‘staggering’ and could be months away from collapseThe Welsh first minister has told the Labour party in Wales to be prepared for a general election in the new year, believing the UK government could be m…