TfL given one week to consider Government’s ‘final’ funding offer

TfL given one week to consider Government’s ‘final’ funding offer

T fL has been given one week to decide whether to accept the Government’s “final offer” of a long-term funding settlement. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed on Thursday evening he had accepted... Read more »
String of sites acquired for Government’s post-Covid Restart Scheme

String of sites acquired for Government’s post-Covid Restart Scheme

Seventeen sites across the Midlands and central and west London have been acquired for the Government’s post-Covid Restart Scheme by the Ingeus Group. Property consultancy Vail Williams acted for human services specialist... Read more »
Police float 30 more fines over UK government’s COVID rule-breaking parties – POLITICO

Police float 30 more fines over UK government’s COVID rule-breaking parties – POLITICO

LONDON — More than 50 fines have now been proposed as part of a police investigation into rule-breaking parties that took place at the center of the British government despite strict coronavirus restrictions.... Read more »

Halifax-born woman who headed Government’s Covid taskforce team held lockdown-breaking leaving do

Halifax-born Kate Josephs Dozens of officials from the Cabinet Office’s Covid-19 taskforce are said to have attended the event to mark the departure of director-general Kate Josephs. The bash was held on... Read more »
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Lockdown parties row: director general of government’s COVID taskforce held office drinks bash when London was under Tier 3 rules | Politics News

One of the heads of the government’s COVID-19 taskforce held an office leaving bash at a time when indoor socialising was banned, it has been revealed. Kate Josephs, a former director general... Read more »
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Timeline: UK government’s alleged COVID rule-breaking parties | Coronavirus pandemic News

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to resign after admitting he attended a garden party at his Downing Street residence in May 2020, in breach of his government’s coronavirus lockdown... Read more »
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Government’s Covid adviser ‘very fearful’ UK could see another ‘lockdown Christmas’

A Government Covid adviser has said people can expect a lockdown Christmas if Government policy does not change. The Government is under mounting pressure from the NHS and SAGE scientists to implement... Read more »
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DWP: Pensioners miss out on £1bn over decades after government’s State Pension mistakes

State pensions have been systematically underpaid for years due to repeated human error brought about by complex rules and outdated IT systems, an independent watchdog has found. It is estimated that the... Read more »
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Propertymark heaps praise on government’s First Hom…

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “artistic” and saying it’s an indication of how the Westminster administration “recognises the significance of residence possession.” The... Read more »
Best reactions to Government's plan to fly Union Flag from Government buildings

Best reactions to Government’s plan to fly Union Flag from Government buildings

The Union flag is to be flown on UK Government buildings day by day in a bid to unite the nation, new steering has set out. At current, Union flags are solely... Read more »