Post Office: Law quashing convictions needs ‘legally binding’ redress deadline, MPs say March 13, 2024 The government’s new law to quash the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal should have a “legally binding” redress timeframe, MPs have said.
Post Office: Wronged victims to be exonerated under fresh law March 13, 2024 Wrongfully convicted postmasters are set to be exonerated via a fresh law aimed at clearing the names of those caught up in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, ministers announced.
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP March 11, 2024 Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP, in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election.
‘Not fit for purpose’: MPs say Post Office in ‘utter disarray’ and Horizon should be removed March 7, 2024 MPs have said the Post Office is in “utter disarray” and called for the Horizon IT redress scheme to be removed from the organisation.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt doesn’t rule out May election after £10bn tax cut March 6, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has announced the rate of National Insurance (NI) will be cut by two per cent in the Spring Budget as the government gears up for a rocky general election.
Spring Budget 2024: Why a May election is now looking less likely March 6, 2024 After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, the tide of May election speculation that temporarily flooded Westminster has, well, swept out again.
Treasury has no way of recording value for money on borrowing, MPs find March 5, 2024 Government borrowing has ballooned since the early 2000s as a result of a succession of crises, rising from around £300bn in 2003 to as much as £2.5trn last year.
Conservative support falls to lowest levels on record as Starmer lead stretches further March 4, 2024 Support for the Conservatives has dropped to its lowest level on record, according to a new poll.
When MPs fear for their safety because of how they vote, we can’t look away March 4, 2024 Feeling strongly about a subject is no excuse to harass MPs - the status quo is intolerable, writes Eliot Wilson
Post Office: MPs seek report on chief’s alleged £1m pay demands March 3, 2024 MPs have urgently asked to see a Post Office whistleblower report after claims emerged that chief executive Nick Read demanded a £1m pay package.