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Truss and Kwarteng face Commons bid to dock their pay over ‘gross mismanagement’

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are facing a parliamentary bid to dock their pay following their “gross mismanagement” of the economy. The Liberal Democrats plan to table a censure motion in the House of Commons calling for the Prime Minister and the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:29

Parliament watchdog drops probe into Chris Pincher groping claims – reports

The former deputy chief whip at the centre of the controversy that led to Boris Johnson’s demise will not be investigated by Parliament’s watchdog over allegations of drunken groping at a private members’ club, it is understood. Chris Pincher ...

25 Sept 2022 at 21:55

Ministers reconsidering inflation-linked benefits rise amid economic turmoil

Benefits may not be hiked in line with spiralling inflation, a minister has suggested, while insisting Government plans to cut taxes to the benefit of the most wealthy will continue. Treasury minister Chris Philp said that a commitment by ...

29 Sept 2022 at 06:28

City

Government promises to make it easier to build wind farms in England

The renewable industry has tentatively welcomed the Government’s plan to make it easier for developers to build wind turbines in England for the first time in seven years. The Government said that it would bring rules for onshore wind ...

23 Sept 2022 at 14:49

Johnson pledges allegiance to King as Commons returns following Queen’s funeral

Boris Johnson was among the latest group of MPs to pledge allegiance to the King as the House of Commons met for the first time since the Queen’s funeral. The Conservative former prime minister was the 15th MP on Wednesday to take an ...

21 Sept 2022 at 19:21

Packed week ahead for Liz Truss as premiership set to swing into action

Liz Truss’s premiership will swing into action this week after a political pause to mark the Queen’s death, with a packed schedule of policy and diplomacy to follow the state funeral. Normal activity in Parliament has been put on ...

19 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Cries of approval meet suggestion for Queen statue in Trafalgar Square

Calls for a statue of the Queen on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth have been met with cries of support in the House of Commons. Shouts of “hear, hear” were heard from some MPs in the chamber after Conservative former minister ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:58

Patients to see a GP within two weeks, Coffey to say

GPs in England will need to offer non-urgent appointments within two weeks and urgent slots the same day under new plans from the Government. Health and Social Care Secretary Therese Coffey will also outline plans for ...

22 Sept 2022 at 08:09

City

Government to borrow more than £70 billion to fund energy help and tax cuts

The Government will borrow an extra £70 billion over the coming months to fund its massive energy bills support for households and businesses. The combined energy schemes will cost around £60 billion over the first ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:06

City

Axing bankers’ bonus cap could fuel pre-2008 greed culture, lawyers say

The Chancellor’s decision to axe the cap on bankers’ bonuses has been met with backlash amid fears it will see the return of a “culture of greed” in the City as Britons suffer from a deepening cost-of-living ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:56

Truss could slash personal taxes in ‘investment zones’ under economic plans

Liz Truss is considering plans to slash personal taxes in addition to business levies in new “investment zones” as she seeks to set the wheels of her economic strategy in motion. Those who live and work in ...

18 Sept 2022 at 09:17

Rugby League

Incoming RFL president Sir Lindsay Hoyle vows to ‘make a real difference’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle intends to “make a real difference” when he becomes president of the Rugby Football League. The 65-year-old Speaker of the House of Commons will become the 31st president of the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:00

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