Now TfL wants to KEEP £15-a-day London congestion charge after Sadiq Khan pledged to SCRAP rise

Now TfL says it wants to KEEP £15-a-day London congestion charge to ‘support capital’s culture, hospitality and night-time businesses’ months after Sadiq Khan pledged to SCRAP the temporary rise TfL had claimed the rise in Congestion Charge from £11.50 to £15 was temporary  Sadiq Khan previously said he would ‘negotiate with Government’ to reduce cost … Read more

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to tidy for the Mail’s campaign

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to spruce up for the Mail’s campaign Army of volunteers help the Great British Spring Clean reach major milestone So far 160,270 volunteers have pledged to tidy up 1,006,135 miles of Britain Network Rail pledges all of their 42,000 employees will spend time picking … Read more

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to take an extra 1,500 refugees from Greek islands

Germany has agreed to take in 1,500 migrants from the Greek islands after a fire left thousands homeless last week, German government and coalition sources have said. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer have reportedly come to the agreement, with sources saying Seehofer had made the proposal and Merkel had agreed. More than … Read more

City dealmaker Staveley was pledged fee ‘6 times’

City dealmaker Staveley who helped rescue Barclays was pledged fee ‘6 times’ By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 City dealmaker Amanda Staveley was promised six times that she was entitled to the same fees as the Qataris who helped rescue … Read more

Spending watchdog reveals ministers have pledged enormous sum to deal with coronavirus crisis

Ministers have pledged to spend a massive £124billion to deal with the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the spending watchdog has revealed. The National Audit Office warned that the Government could lose large amounts of money through fraud and error if it was not wary of the risks. Its report found that ministers made more … Read more

Spending watchdog reveals ministers have pledged enormous sum to deal with coronavirus crisis

Ministers have pledged to spend a massive £124billion to deal with the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the spending watchdog has revealed. The National Audit Office warned that the Government could lose large amounts of money through fraud and error if it was not wary of the risks. Its report found that ministers made more … Read more

UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England

UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants  Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more