The National Audit Office has launched a fresh investigation into Capita’s administration of the £239m Civil Service Pension Scheme contract after repeated service failures and delayed payments to members.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe Government has confirmed it will legislate during this Parliament to change the State Pension triple lock from April 2030, meaning MPs will vote on the reform before the next general election.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readChancellor John Healey has pledged to stick to the Government's fiscal rules and said fiscal discipline will run through the 28 October Budget.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to develop an NHS-style National Care Service for England that would be free at the point of use, while saying nothing is off the table on funding.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe UK Government has offered the Northern Ireland Executive more than £1.5 billion as ministers seek to break the continuing deadlock over its budget.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readA Lords committee has warned that the next BBC Charter must put the broadcaster on a sustainable financial footing as licence numbers fall and debate continues over reforming the licence fee.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readThe Public Accounts Committee says more than £555m had been provided to British Steel by June and taxpayers continue to spend around £1.3m a day, while MPs demand a credible long-term plan.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readMore than £1.5 billion has been allocated to over 950 NHS hospital projects across England, including major building schemes and hundreds of safety, maintenance, cooling and resilience improvements.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readThe British Army has curtailed non-essential collective training for many UK-based units amid budget pressures, while operational and high-readiness training continues.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readThe UK intends to invest £400 million in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility through a loan, with the commitment subject to final due diligence and agreement over the fund's governance.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readReform UK plans investor meetings in London and New York as Robert Jenrick pledges more than £100 billion of spending reductions in the party's first 100 days in government.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readKemi Badenoch is setting out a Conservative plan for an extra £10 billion a year in defence spending and a 3% of GDP target by 2029-30, funded through welfare reforms and other spending cuts.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min read