Elevenses: The Most Expensive White Elephant in UK History
An unhealthy and entirely misgided obsession with ROI puts the stoppers on an essential infrastructure project.
Inheritance tax cut could save Sunak £300m, analysis suggests
The latest figures show just 3.73 per cent of UK deaths resulted in an inheritance tax (IHT) charge.
Outragr over ‘Mount Everest’ of rubbish across East End spots
Piles of rubbish reach to the second floor of some residential buildings, while lines of refuge lined the streets of popular tourist hotspots.
When is the next UK General Election likely to be?
Are we heading for a spring General Election, a September ballot or will Rishi Sunak decide to stick it out to the bitter end?
Is Suella Braverman in contempt of court over murder case comments?
Last year, the solicitor general put strict restrictions around publishing material that could prejudice the trial.
Sunak ‘committed to levelling up’ despite preparing to ditch HS2 to North
The PM is considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.
BBC asked to explain media blackout over National Rejoin March
The national broadcaster ignored the rally, but covered smaller protests against the ban of American XL Bully dogs and pro-independence marches in Falkirk and North Wales.
Major Tory donor to pull funding if northern leg of HS2 is scrapped
"Recent events seriously call into question the ability to continue to support people who don’t do what they say they’d do.”
Scaling back HS2 will create ‘most expensive white elephant in UK history’
Steve Brine also said it would look “odd” to scrap the scheme in the days before Tory MPs and activists arrive in Manchester.