Thames Water makes fresh bid to lift bills by at least 40%
Thames Water is seeking to persuade the regulator to let it raise consumer bills by at least 40% by investing more money in environmental projects.
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Donald Mackey
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Amanda Ontiveros
‘Alarm bells’ at housing crisis agency Homes England where staff meeting cost £400k
Leaders of the agency supposed to be tackling England’s housing crisisare under fire from their own staff for neglecting delivery and a “failure” to manage spending, including nearly £400k on an internal meeting, i can reveal.
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Donald Mackey
Tory MP Mark Menzies resigns from party after fraud and misconduct claims
Mark Menzies will stand down as an MP at the general election after a Times investigation revealed allegations he misused campaign funds and had demanded thousands of pounds from an elderly activist to pay “bad people” who had locked him in a flat.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mark-menzies-resign-tory-mp-investigation-vdjdlmqkp
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Donald Mackey
‘Disgrace!’ Fat cat water bosses under fire for threat to hike bills by 40%
It is understood that investors pulled the deal after regulator Ofwat refused to bow to the water giant’s demands for a 40% bill hike for customers.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1882798/michael-gove-thames-water-bosses-40-bill-hike
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Donald Mackey
Humza Yousaf’s first year has been a disaster
When Nicola Sturgeon stepped down as First Minister of Scotland a year ago, she said she’d reached the conclusion that she could no further advance the cause of independence.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/humza-yousafs-first-year-has-been-a-disaster/
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Donald Mackey
Penny Mordaunt replacing Rishi Sunak? It’s not as mad as it sounds
Polls are now so bad, even ministers wonder if a new face would really be such a terrible idea.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/penny-mordaunt-tory-leader-not-as-mad-as-it-sounds-2962192
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Donald Mackey
Sunak says UK ‘more robust’ on China than most allies
The UK’s approach to China is “more robust” than most of its allies, the Prime Minister has insisted following demands for a tougher line on Beijing.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/3e27df45536d432aac9c57d00a305867/
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Donald Mackey
Afghanistan: Veterans’ minister told to hand over names to inquiry
Johnny Mercer has until 5 April to provide a witness statement with the names to an independent inquiry.
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Amanda Ontiveros
UK and US expose global Chinese hacking plot
The US and UK have exposed a global Chinese hacking plot that targeted White House staff and the state department as well as British MPs and the Electoral Commission.
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Amanda Ontiveros
Probe into Border Force Questioning of Israeli Survivors
The Home Secretary has confirmed an investigation is underway over claims two men, said to be survivors of the 7 October Hamas terror attack, were singled out by Border Force staff at Manchester Airport because they were Israelis.
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