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Spending watchdog refuses to sign off ‘inadequate’ public sector accounts

A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the National Audit Office.

Evening Standard

Spending watchdog disclaims UK government accounts for first time ever

THE UK’s spending watchdog has disclaimed the UK Government accounts for the first time ever ...

The National (Scotland)

Watchdog refuses to sign off UK public sector accounts over unreliable data

National Audit Office ‘disclaims’ accounts because of shortcomings in auditing of English local authorities

The Guardian - UK

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Government ‘has more to do’ to ensure transparency among officials – watchdog

The National Audit Office said only 40% of public bodies required all staff to declare interests annually.

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

The Independent UK

Government’s energy support schemes ‘undoubtedly successful’ – NAO

The NAO said the government deserved credit for working quickly to introduce the schemes after energy bills soared between 2022 and 2023.

Evening Standard

Fewer than half take part in NHS midlife MOT – report

Experts said that if more people took up the offer, it would ‘save lives and public money’.

The Independent UK

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Labour accused of ‘traumatising’ farmers in ‘tractor tax’ raid amid warning over mental health crisis

MPs and farmers have attacked the government’s decision to extend inheritance tax to family farms

The Independent UK

Watchdog urges deadline to make buildings covered in dangerous cladding safe

The National Audit Office warned the Government must also ‘manage risks’ to keep its £5.1 billion cap on taxpayer contributions to remediation.

The Independent UK

Almost a third of Tory MPs trying to weaken tenant protection bill are landlords

Analysis shows 14 landlord MPs are among the 47 backbenchers who have signed amendments to bill

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt urged to scrap 'tourist tax' within weeks in Budget and give London significant economic boost

Jeremy Hunt was urged on Monday to scrap the “tourist tax” within weeks and give London a significant economic boost.

Evening Standard

Deteriorating flood defences blamed on Environment Agency budget shortfalls

MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains

The Guardian - UK

Economic bias towards London and South East remains baked into system, say MPs

An economic bias remains ‘baked into’ the system, leaving barriers to the levelling up agenda, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said.

The Independent UK

MoD equipment plan ‘out of date and fails to reflect lessons from Ukraine’

The Public Accounts Committee said it was not convinced there was ‘sufficient urgency’ to deliver new capabilities.

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Labour demands Rishi Sunak reveals non-dom tax status costs after Zahawi scandal

Opposition sets deadline for government to reveal how much ‘unfair’ tax status is costing Exchequer

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s popularity slumps as he tries to draw line under Zahawi tax scandal

Keir Starmer overtakes Tory leader as most capable PM, as Sunak vows to restore ‘integrity’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak vows to crack down on sleaze and restore ‘integrity’ after Zahawi sacking

PM promises to take ‘whatever steps are necessary’ – as Labour accuses Tories of ‘drowning in sleaze’

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi should ‘consider his position’ as MP, says senior Tory

‘Best outcome’ would be Zahawi stepping down at next election, says grandee Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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Evening Standard

Senior Tory MPs call for unity around Liz Truss after ‘civil war’ conference

The Prime Minister is already under pressure, mere weeks into the role

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership: Nadine Dorries steps down and returns to backbenches – as it happened

Latest updates: culture secretary will not serve in Truss’s cabinet and is expected to receive peerage from Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

MPs call for quicker action to repair Parliament amid warnings of fires

MPs have approved a motion to abolish the restoration and renewal project’s sponsor body and bring the governance ‘in-house’.

Reuters

Four more candidates join growing field of Conservatives vying to be UK PM

Four further candidates have joined the increasingly crowded field of Conservatives vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest looks to speed up the process of whittling down the numbers.

The Independent UK

‘Not right’: Minister who gave middle finger to crowd should explain herself, says Commons leader

‘I don’t think that was the right thing to do at all’, says Mark Spencer on Andrea Jenkyns’ astonishing gesture

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak sparks full-blown leadership race as he unveils his bid to replace Boris Johnson

Commons Leader Mark Spencer and former Tory Party co-chairman Oliver Dowden have thrown their support behind him

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson told to quit by Tory grandee after double by-election defeat

Former Conservative leader Michael Howard urged the Cabinet to consider resigning.

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