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Rural MPs urge government to reassure farmers over inheritance tax

After Whitehall protest, Labour MPs in rural areas request advice and guidance for farmers over changes in budget

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024

No hiding place for Labour’s farming minister as Whitehall teems with tweed and gumboots

Farage cosplayed Mr Toad, Victoria Atkins troubled all fashion sense, but Steve Reed won the turnip for his flailing defence of inheritance tax changes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Jeremy Clarkson claps back at Victoria Derbyshire over farm protest question: ‘Classic BBC’

TV personality joined protests at Whitehall over inheritance tax

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2024

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 · Nov 15, 2024

Minister rejects plea by London civil servants to work 4-four day week: 'We're not living in the 1970s'

Pensions minister Emma Reynolds also dismissed claims that a shorter working week for civil servants would save the Government more than £20million

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Olly Robbins on longlist of 10 vying for UK civil service top job

Exclusive: former Brexit negotiator seen as probable favourite to take over from Simon Case as cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Sue Gray’s final departure marks the moment that the Starmer project gets serious

The prime minister has finally grasped that Downing Street must control the narrative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Minister slaps down civil servants asking for four-day week: ‘This is not the 1970s’

The arrangement would more than halve staff turnover and free up money to hire an extra 2,345 workers, officials say

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Badenoch: it’s ‘disappointing’ it took ITV drama to speed up Post Office payouts

Tory leader tells inquiry she worked behind scenes to try to win funding for more compensation over Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024