Labour’s public service plans are less than the sum of their parts.

Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday A company linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has failed to pay the government any of the £122m ordered by a high court judgment for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic. Mrs Justice Cockerill ruled that PPE Medpro must, by a deadline of 4pm on 15 October, return the money it was paid by the Department of Health and Social Care for 25m sterile surgical gowns under a contract awarded in June 2020. Continue reading...

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PPE Medpro says it is yet to hear from the government on its offer of settlement talks but ministers signal they are not interested in a deal, only full repayment.

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It's likely no one will answer the phone, a former CDC employee says

Fund’s forecasts suggest the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio will be at a record high by the end of the decade

The Chancellor just admitted that Brexit has been an economic disaster. It's time the Government stopped making it even worse by imitating Nigel Farage's damaging anti-migration agenda, argues Adam Bi...

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Israeli defence minister says delay in returning bodies would be a violation of ceasefire as forces open fire on people approaching troops in northern Gaza

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

The Inquiry hears how the pandemic affected vulnerable children. Vanessa Clarke reports.

The scheme was launched in January 2022 and offers free bus travel to those under the age of 22.