13 h. ago Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' about UK visa holders, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

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16 h. ago Clyde Tunnel toll would be 'devastating' for people living near Glasgow, warn MPs

EXCLUSIVE: A group of MPs from the west of Scotland have warned a proposal to charge drivers from outwith Glasgow would amount to a "tax on jobs".

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21 h. ago Home Office doesn’t know how many migrants overstay skilled worker visas, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

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21 h. ago Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

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21 h. ago Home Office 'does not know' how many foreign workers stay in Britain to work illegally after visas expire, MPs warn

The Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' on foreign workers including whether they carry on working illegally in the UK at the end of their visas, Commons' Public Accounts Committee says.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer given Hillsborough Law warning by MPs and peers

Dozens of MPs and peers have written to Keir Starmer to warn that the Hillsborough Law being drawn up is 'likely to fall far short of what was promised to the families'

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9 d. ago Government ‘passive’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money.

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2 w. ago Benefits bill on course to rise by £18billion a YEAR without reform

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is facing a furious backlash from Labour MPs and campaigners who warn that 'cruel' cuts to disability benefits will drive hundreds of thousands into poverty.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer tells councils to pick up the bill for Labour’s spending commitments

As the row over the spending review continues, the prime minister has washed his hands of expected large increases in local taxation

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2 w. ago Starmer’s PIP disability cuts could see claimants lose £10,000 a year, MPs warn

More than 100 Labour MPs could vote against Sir Keir Starmer’s welfare cuts

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3 w. ago Fears assisted dying bill could be defeated as MPs warn ‘tide is turning’

Labour MP Paul Waugh said today’s voting shows the bill has ‘rapidly lost the confidence of MPs’

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3 w. ago Why there's plenty to like in Rachel Reeves' Spending Review for Edinburgh

The Chancellor’s Spending Review announcements should be welcomed, writes Edinburgh City Council leader Jane Megaher.

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3 w. ago Adverts for assisted dying could appear on TikTok or during daytime TV, Commons warned

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage in the House of Commons, with various amendments likely to be voted on.

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3 w. ago Doctors and psychiatrists warn over loopholes in assisted dying legislation as MPs brace for latest wave of votes

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage in the House of Commons, with various amendments likely to be voted on.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves hit with headache after economy shrinks amid fresh fears of tax hikes

The Office for National Statistics said the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April. Meanwhile, experts are warning that council tax bills will rise following Chancellor Rachel Reeves's spending review

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3 w. ago Government Spending Review 2025: Economy shrinks as NHS spending surges and struggling councils miss out

From a surprise economic slump and warnings of a “National Health State”, to council funding concerns, a 74 per cent house price surge, and rising Tesco sales - here are today’s top UK business stories.

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3 w. ago 'Bombshell' council tax rise warning over Rachel Reeves' police funding plans

Chancellor accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’ as she outlines Spending Review

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3 w. ago Reeves ‘failed’ to back English councils in spending review, MPs warn

Woking MP Will Forster called on the Chancellor to ‘justify’ a ‘lack of investment’ into local government.

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3 w. ago Council tax 'bombshell' warning over Chancellor's police funding plans

The government was accused of ‘relying on a hidden council tax bombshell to fund a half-hearted rise in police funding’

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3 w. ago Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

The head of a group of authorities in deprived areas across the North and the Midlands also called for capital investment in ‘left behind’ places.

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