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Afghans still at risk from fresh data breach as it’s revealed MoD hasn’t fixed security flaws

No oversight of huge amounts of public money spent after MoD kept spending watchdog in the dark about secret Afghan evacuation scheme

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

Ministry of Defence still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

Sir Keir Starmer announced at the Nato summit in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A jets

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

MoD still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

The Prime Minister announced in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A aircraft to potentially take part in airborne nuclear strikes.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Children’s care homes ‘not delivering value for money’ despite soaring costs, watchdog says

The high costs, due to high demand and an under-supplied market, has been labelled a ‘market failure’

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

How to watch as Keir Starmer faces Liaison Committee grilling

KEIR Starmer faces his finally parliamentary grilling before the summer break later today.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025

Home Office has no idea how many people have stayed in UK after their visas expired, report warns

Government has failed to gather basic information, according to cross-party committee of MPs

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Government did not want to ‘harass’ Post Office victims by chasing up claims

At least £600,000 each relating to Horizon IT scandal remains unclaimed, with officials reluctant to recontact victims

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025

Post Office compensation still moving far too slowly, say MPs

The Government announced earlier this month that more than £1billion has been paid out to subpostmasters across the Horizon-related schemes.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Over half of English councils face insolvency under £5bn deficit, MPs warn

Public accounts committee calls on government to urgently address deficit on high needs spending hitting at end of financial year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025