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National Audit Office report on Lessons Learned from Major Programmes

Today's report by the National Audit Office (NAO) draws together insights from its recent work on government's major projects and programmes...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

CPS: Public sector pay freeze could save up to £23 billion by 2023

Freezing public sector pay for the next three years could save a cumulative £23 billion, according to leading centre-right think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

Treasury Committee launches new inquiry into Future of Financial Services

The Treasury Committee is today launching a new inquiry into the Future of Financial Services...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

PAC: Elements of new asylum services “set up to fail”, with major concerns exposed in Covid response

The Home Office is responsible for the delivery of housing and support services to people seeking asylum in the UK while their cases are being processed...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

IFS: Minimum unit pricing works better if implemented alongside reformed alcohol taxes

The UK government has put out a call for evidence, seeking views on how well the alcohol duty system currently works and how it could be reformed...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’, says Unite

Public sector employees, many of whom are essential Covid-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not learnt the lessons of austerity...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

Tulip Siddiq responds to EHRC report on pandemic's impact on children

Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s warning about the devastating impact of this pandemic on children, said...

Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01

Tory failure on gender pay gap means 8.5 million women set to retire before seeing equal pay

Another 8.5 million women will go their whole careers without ever seeing equal pay unless the government takes urgent action to close the gender pay gap, new research by Labour reveals...

Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:30

Labour warns businesses face ‘triple whammy cash crisis’ as Chancellor’s ‘sleight of hand’ on lockdown support revealed

Labour is today warning that businesses face a ‘triple whammy’ cash crisis in the critical run up to Christmas trading, as new analysis shows that non-food retail, hospitality, leisure and cultural businesses and organisations across ...

Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:30

Banks and card issuers commit to ongoing support for consumer credit customers

The banking and finance industry has committed to renewed support for consumer credit customers facing financial difficulty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic...

Thursday, 19 November 2020 19:09