Ms Cherry told the court the Scottish government had been placed in a "dilemma" by the UK government's decision to cut the payment, as it resulted in an 80% cut to the funding it received for a universal winter
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The UK’s Labour government will on Monday set out details of how it plans to slash red tape to boost business, as it struggles to deliver growth nine months after winning power. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ shake-up comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer took aim at ...
Government-backed loans to businesses usually take one of two forms: the government loans the money directly via a publicly owned bank, like the British Business Bank; or the government guarantees a loan from a private bank, opening up access to lending that would otherwise be unavailable. Such...
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Two years ago, we showed how criminal gangs in multiple countries including Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka were being paid huge sums of money by individuals to use the route to get them to the UK. Some got here to find the jobs they were promised in the care sector...
Reeves said the government was inviting proposals over its construction by the summer and that it would then make a full assessment of the pros and cons of expanding Heathrow. “This will ensure that the project is value for money and our clear expectation is that any associated service transpo...