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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

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)

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

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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

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

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

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

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Britain’s ‘most hazardous building’ could leak radioactive water for 30 more years, MPs warn

The former nuclear power plant still poses ‘intolerable risks’

The Independent UK

Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs

Parliamentary committee raises concerns over ‘suboptimal’ workplace culture at ageing waste dump

The Guardian - UK

UK’s most hazardous building still leaking radioactive water, MPs warn

The Commons Public Accounts Committee criticised the speed of decommissioning work at the former nuclear power plant.

The Independent UK

Ministers slammed over ‘jaw-dropping’ NHS negligence claims for poor care

Committee warns that Department of Health ‘lacks a grip’ on the state of its finances as NHS pays out £12bn for clinical negligence claims in five years

The Independent UK

‘Lumbering dinosaur’ HMRC becoming more expensive and less trusted, say MPs

The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell.

Evening Standard

MPs question value of billions in subsidies granted to Drax power plant

Spending watchdog warns £6.5bn in funding may not offer value for public money amid sustainability concerns

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs call for pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in upcoming elections

CONSERVATIVE MPs have argued the party should make a pact with Reform UK like they did with the Brexit Party in 2019 for any upcoming elections ...

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Keir Starmer faces committee grilling – how to watch

KEIR Starmer will face a grilling from committee chairs this afternoon.

The Independent UK

Plan to improve dentistry has comprehensively failed and it’s actually getting worse, MPs warn

A new report has issued a scathing review of the Dental Recovery Plan which was unveiled in February 2024

The Independent UK

Plan to boost NHS dentistry has ‘resulted in worsening the picture’, say MPs

The Dental Recovery Plan had ‘comprehensively failed’, the Public Accounts Committee said.

The Independent UK

Fears of local government financial collapse ‘pessimistic’, says top civil servant

The Local Government Association said councils in England were facing a funding gap of more than £8 billion by 2028/29.

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The Guardian - UK

UK bill payers still vulnerable to another energy crisis, watchdog warns

PAC says country still lacks safeguards to shield households facing ‘worryingly high’ energy debts

Evening Standard

MPs fear planning laws reform could strip residents of right to object

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner denied Tory claims that residents would have less power to say no to plans near them.

The Independent UK

Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn

Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts Committee has warned

The Independent UK

Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs

A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase capacity.

The Guardian - UK

‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points

Committee warns of serious injustice to disabled motorists and those reliant on public chargers

The Independent UK

Poorer pupils ‘may not be benefiting’ from funding given to schools to aid them

The Department for Education has ‘limited understanding’ of how schools are spending £9.2 billion of disadvantage-related funding, a report has said.

The Independent UK

‘Over-reliance’ on Leveson Review will delay courts reform – report

MPs are urging the Government to set out a plan of action to start addressing the courts backlog while it waits for the Leveson Review.

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