Boris Johnson today insisted that MPs should not get a pay rise in the spring as No10 hinted it could block the Commons watchdog’s plans. Downing Street waded into the row amid a furious backlash at the idea politicians could receive more money while the wider public sector faces a freeze and coronavirus hammers the … Read more
A hipster Filipino restaurant which provided almost £50,000 of taxpayer-funded food to Matt Hancock’s civil servants has been driven out of business by the government’s Covid lockdown. Despite fulfilling ten orders worth thousands each from the Department of Health in the early weeks of the pandemic, Bong Bongs Manila Kanteen in Hackney, east London, was crippled … Read more
Matt Hancock has defended spending almost £50,000 on takeaways for civil servants during the pandemic. The Health Secretary said that his staff were ’18-hour days’ and that ordering from the Filipino takeaway was ‘possibly the best value food you can get’ as he was grilled about the bill for his department. The figure came to … Read more
To be Chancellor of the Exchequer is never a barrel of laughs. Even less so now when — largely as a result of the economics of the coronavirus pandemic — output has plummeted and public debt is soaring. So it is a tribute to Rishi Sunak‘s remarkable ease under pressure that he was able yesterday … Read more
Will the lockdown continue and what will reopen when it finally ends? As Boris Johnson plans a NEW system of tiered Covid-19 restrictions next month, we answer the most pressing questions Daily Mail has provided the answers to your new lockdown restriction questions Tier system is set to return but Rishi Sunak said it will … Read more
They are the figures that should give any government pause for thought — a terrifying reflection of the catastrophic effect on the economy of the pandemic. This Mail analysis of the financial cost of the virus — to jobs, the economy, businesses and the public finances — could not be more sobering. It follows our … Read more
A shocking waste of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is exposed by the Mail today. A major investigation has found that £5.6 billion in public cash has been frittered away on luxuries, feathering Whitehall mandarins’ nests and a wide range of jaw-dropping projects. It comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to set out a … Read more
Rishi Sunak has warned of tax rises in the spring and joked about having to confiscate Boris Johnson’s credit card to kerb his spending. The Chancellor made the quip as he prepares to reveal his plan to balance the books and recover from the pandemic in his spending review on Wednesday. He hinted that taxes … Read more
Rishi Sunak warns against accepting a post-Brexit EU trade deal ‘at any price’ with both sides reaching for an agreement as he says the UK economy will prosper ‘in any eventuality’ He spoke today amid ongoing talks between both sides in search of a deal Told the BBC UK has been consistent, adding: ‘we … Read more
‘I should take his credit card away’: Economic hawk Rishi Sunak jokes about Boris Johnson’s desire to turn on the spending taps as he prepares to outline coronavirus economic plans The Chancellor made the quip ahead of spending review on Wednesday Mentioned elf-on-the-shelf toy which makes sure his two children are behaving Asked if PM … Read more