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More than a quarter of routes in English county and rural areas have been lost over 10 yearsEndangered rural bus services have dwindled to a new low after losing out on funding after the pandemic, analysis for councils has shown.More than a quarter of …
Official figures show in a 15-month period at least 50% of disqualified bosses are accused of fraud or abuse of coronavirus support schemes More than half of all company directors struck off in Britain in the past 15 months were involved in alleged fr…
Downing Street said to be discussing measure to win votes in ‘blue wall’ seats in next general electionDowning Street is reportedly holding talks about making the scrapping of inheritance tax (IHT) part of its manifesto pledge in an attempt to win over…
Gloomy report says national debt could exceed 300% of GDP within next 50 yearsThe UK’s public finances are in a “very risky period” after a series of major shocks that have driven the nation’s borrowing costs to rise at the fastest rate in the G7, the …
Thinktank says nearly £19bn cost of scheme would have been better spent on raising value of benefitsBillions of pounds of taxpayer cash spent on one-off cost of living support has proved an expensive and ineffective “sticking plaster” that would have b…
David Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interestRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsWhich UK MPs own shares in publicly listed c…
Chancellor calls on firms to tackle high prices as government remains far from pledge of halving inflation to 5%Jeremy Hunt has said he must “double down” on high prices after admitting a package of pre-election tax cuts this autumn was looking unlikel…
Tony Evers reduced $3.5bn in Republican tax cuts to $175m and edited budget text to increase education funding until 2425Wisconsin’s governor, Tony Evers, signed off on a two-year spending plan on Wednesday after gutting a Republican tax cut and using …
Global elite told at London’s Savoy hotel of real risk of ‘civil disruption’ if more is not done to help struggling millions Business live – latest updatesIn the ballroom of the five star Savoy hotel on the Strand in central London, the super-rich and …
‘Impact assessment’ of the illegal migration bill reignites bitter rows over controversial schemeThe cost of sending a single person seeking asylum to Rwanda could be nearly £170,000, according to government analysis, which has immediately reignited b…