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Official report condemns handling of pandemic by leaders of the UK’s devolved nations
Nicola Sturgeon excluded senior advisers from decision-making during the pandemic by holding “gold command meetings” with a small circle, reducing transparency and accountability, the Covid inquiry has found.
In a damning report on how UK politicians handled Covid, former prime minister Boris Johnson was criticised for presiding over a “toxic and chaotic” culture and making late decisions that cost lives.
Ford’s UK boss says it is “not the right time” to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled. Source link
Critics say current system is a ‘dog’s dinner’ – with homes in Blackpool paying more than in one of London’s wealthiest borough Council tax is one of the biggest outgoings for many households – so reports of a shake-up that could add thousands to some annual bills are causing concern. After abandoning a plan to increase income tax in the budget, Rachel Reeves is expected to rely on several smaller tax-raising measures to repair the public finances. Continue reading… Source link
Health secretary says he is not comfortable with some elements of policy but that it is the right thing to do for the country Wes Streeting has admitted he is not comfortable with forcibly deporting families under the home secretary’s migration plans, while maintaining it is still the right thing to do. The health secretary said he thought the number of forced removals would be low under the proposed model, which is similar to Denmark’s, because there would be an increased financial incentive for people entering the UK illegally to return to their country of origin. Continue reading… Source…