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Angus Robertson describes Brexit as ‘ongoing calamity’ following EU exit report

An SNP MSP has said the damage caused by leaving the EU are “all too evident” in response to the latest Brexit report. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report EU Exit: UK Border Post Transition, released on Wednesday, found that while ...

10 Feb 2022 at 00:25

Government accounts less reliable due to long delays, MPs warn

Long delays in publishing Government accounts have reduced their value and transparency, MPs have said. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the Treasury for releasing the 2019-20 Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) 26 ...

14 Oct 2022 at 08:33

Tax dodging during pandemic cost HMRC £9bn, watchdog says

Tax dodging and non-compliance during the pandemic cost the Government £9 billion, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. It came as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) moved thousands of tax compliance staff to Covid support schemes, reducing its ...

16 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Government wasted billions on PPE and set up body with accounting failings – MPs

The Government wasted billions of taxpayers’ money on unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) and has an “alarming” lack of plan for an emergency stockpile for future pandemics, MPs have warned. In a damning report, the Commons Public ...

05 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Government is failing to lead on cutting carbon emissions, say MPs

The Government has been accused by MPs of failing to give an effective lead on cutting damaging greenhouse gas emissions, despite having set a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. The Commons Public Accounts Committee ...

02 Nov 2022 at 02:00

Randox lawyers demand MPs retract ‘defamatory’ report on Covid contracts

A company paid hundreds of millions of pounds for Covid-19 testing contracts has demanded a parliamentary committee retract a report saying it is “impossible” to have confidence the deals were awarded properly. Lawyers from ...

24 Oct 2022 at 16:22

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Angus Robertson: UK should foster closer relationship with EU – not diverge

The UK should foster a close relationship with the European Union rather than diverging further, Scotland’s Constitution Secretary has said. In a letter to Brexit opportunities minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Angus Robertson ...

20 Feb 2022 at 01:25

‘Little to show’ for millions of pounds spent on Rwanda asylum plan – report

The Home Office “does not have a credible plan” for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of MPs has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it has “little confidence” in the government ...

29 May 2024 at 21:13

Chancellor urged to fix ‘broken system’ as council bailouts ‘normalised’

Emergency bailouts of councils on the brink of financial failure have become normalised in a broken system of funding, Rachel Reeves has been warned. Ahead of the Autumn budget, the Local Government ...

17 Oct 2025 at 08:35

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