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UNCOVERED: 10 | History Defined

Government’s asylum seeker plans in doubt, admits Home Office

Government promises to speed up asylum decisions are not on track, a highly critical report has revealed

Evening Standard

Sunak’s pledge to clear asylum backlog on course to fail as system cost rockets to £3.6bn

Scramble to get figures down sees asylum claims removed from system because people did not answer questionnaire

The Independent UK

Home Office says government working ‘non-stop to reduce asylum backlog’

National Audit Office questions whether plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

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Government has ‘long way to go’ to meet asylum backlog goal

National Audit Office questions whether the plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

Government facing challenges in meeting latest smart meter rollout targets – NAO

Just 57% of all meters in Great Britain are now smart, according to latest figures.

The Independent UK

Keeping UK energy bills down over winter cost almost £40bn, Treasury says

Government publishes total of support to homes and businesses between October and March

The Guardian - UK

‘Patchy’ delivery of low-traffic schemes may have ended up discouraging cycling

New report concludes government is on track to miss its targets to increase levels of cycling and walking

The Independent UK

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Tory MPs defeat bid to release Government correspondence on Teesworks inquiry

Labour had tabled a Commons motion seeking the release of the documents.

The Independent UK

Tories accused of 'extraordinary arrogance' in clash over freeport allegations

Labour has lashed out at the Government and demanded that the National Audit Office (NAO) investigates allegations of wrongdoing at the Teesworks site - but the Government says there is "no evidence" of corruption

Daily Mirror

Government announces Teesworks panel as Labour brings vote over inquiry decision

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has been calling for the National Audit Office to lead the investigation into the major development.

The Independent UK

UK struggling to convince more people to cycle and ‘unlikely’ to hit key 2025 target, report finds

Delivery of active travel schemes been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office says

The Independent UK

Targets to boost walking and cycling in England almost certain to be missed

Damning report from government spending watchdog criticises Department for Transport’s approach

The Guardian - UK

Labour brings vote on release of Government correspondence on Teesworks inquiry

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has been questioning why the National Audit Office was not tasked with leading the investigation.

The Independent UK

Government set to miss cycling and walking targets – report

Delivery of active travel schemes has been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Tory mayor calls MP a ‘liar and a coward’ over claims about Teesworks project

Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove orders review into corruption allegations at Teesside freeport

Investigation of Teesworks project to be led by independent panel of his choosing, not National Audit Office

The Independent UK

Michael Gove launches independent investigation into Teesworks freeport

The Communities Secretary confirmed the probe in a letter to the Conservative mayor for the Tees Valley.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak sparks confusion over investigation into Teesworks freeport

Downing Street said it was passing on queries to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

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The Week

The controversial regeneration of Teesside Steelworks

Teesside is at the centre of a growing political row between Labour and Conservatives over the regeneration of a former steelworks site.

The Independent UK

Damage to UK image caused by Covid support fraud ‘a blip’ – civil servant

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary said he expects the UK’s international reputation to improve after research found a drop in confidence.

The Guardian - UK

Landlords ‘profiting from sub-standard housing’ for vulnerable people

Watchdog says gaps in regulation are letting landlords offer costly supported accommodation ‘with little or no support’

The Independent UK

Funding and mental health staff retention go ‘hand-in-hand’ – NHS chief

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told MPs there is a direct link between mental health staff shortages and the funding available.

The Guardian - UK

HMRC failing to scrutinise potential tax avoidance by big tech, watchdog warns

Surprise first-year windfall suggests stopgap tax measure is being underestimated and may be badly designed

Evening Standard

OPINION - If we keep turning a blind eye to fraud it will corrode public trust

Buried in a lengthy new audit on public-sector fraud by the National Audit Office is a remarkable detail. It notes that at the time the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy was charged with handling the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it only had two full-time staff working in its…

The Guardian - UK

‘Festival of Brexit’ met radically downgraded predictions for visitor numbers

Final evaluation of Unboxed science and arts festival finds it delivered on its economic objectives

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