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‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public servicesA “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report...

Review of foreign financial interference in UK politics to be published, with ban on crypto donations expected – UK politics live

Ministers will publish review by Philip Rycroft, which will make recommendations relevant to all the political parties, todayGood morning. In December the government announced that Philip Rycroft, a former permanent secretary at the Brexit department, will lead a...

UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war

February annual rate in line with analysts’ expectations but outlook has shifted because of effects of conflictThe UK inflation rate was unchanged at 3% in February, before Donald Trump’s Iran war drove up global energy costs, threatening a renewed price jump.Official...

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’ The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said.The public accounts committee...