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Ministers to release papers relating to firm recommended by Michelle Mone

Labour force move to release material about awarding of contract to PPE Medpro through humble address in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

The biggest losers in the US midterm elections? Republican mega-donors

Donors like Peter Thiel poured millions into candidates that no amount of money could sell to voters while Mehmet Oz self-funded a failed run

The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2022

Oil companies spent big to elect new California legislators. What will their millions buy?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A handful of moderate Democrats and Republicans, beneficiaries of millions in oil contributions, are headed to the California Senate and Assembly this week.

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

Households paying £94 extra on energy bills due to regulator’s failure

Ofgem ‘failed to strike balance’ between competition and financial resilience

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022

Ofgem failures ‘come at a considerable cost’ to households – watchdog

Customers have picked up the £2.7 billion cost of supplier failures at an extra £94 per household, the Public Accounts Committee said.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022

DWP State Pension claimants warned as underpayments may not be corrected until 2024

A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said that efforts to correct the systemic underpayment of the State Pension are too slow as 237,000 older people have been underpaid a total of £1.46 billion

Glasgow Live · Nov 10, 2022

State Pension underpayments for 237,000 older people may not be corrected until the end of 2024

Some 19,000 cases would need to be reviewed every month to meet DWP’s resolution deadline.

Daily Record · Nov 9, 2022

DWP warned Universal Credit and other benefit fraud is 'unacceptably high'

The Public Accounts Committee says £8.6 billion was overpaid across benefits in 2021-22 and more must be done to get a grip on the billions of pounds being lost every year

Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022

Unacceptably high levels of fraud and error in benefits spending, says watchdog

The Department for Work and Pensions overpaid an ‘eye-watering’ £8.6 billion across benefits in 2021-22, the Public Accounts Committee said.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Four big companies pour money into Washington's elections

SEATTLE — While Washingtonians have been casting ballots and making their voices heard in Tuesday's midterm elections, some of Washington's top corporations have put their money where their interests lie.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022