Therese Coffey is criticised for racking up 40,000 air miles in five months, after it’s revealed the Environment Secretary even jetted off to speak about sustainability By Colin Fernandez Published: 23:25 GMT, 18 March 2023 | Updated: 00:07 GMT, 19 March 2023 Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has been criticised for racking up air miles by … Read more
Mixing with nature could be just 15 minutes away for everyone under new Government plan to improve access to green spaces Therese Coffey said lockdown had highlighted the need for green space The environment improvement plan will create woodland, wetland and park An expected 30,000 miles of hedgerows will be created or restored by 2037 … Read more
LIVE Liz Truss quits LIVE: Boris Johnson faces battle to get backing of 100 MPs to get back in as PM, as leadership contest rules announced – and if two manage that it will go to Tory members By Jamie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:47 BST, 20 October 2022 | Updated: 18:26 BST, 20 October … Read more
LIVE Liz Truss resigns LIVE: PM makes No10 statement to announce she will be quitting after just 44 days in charge – with leadership election to replace her ‘to be delivered within next week’ By Jamie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:47 BST, 20 October 2022 | Updated: 13:56 BST, 20 October 2022 Follow MailOnline’s live … Read more
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Boris Johnson’s former inamorata Petronella Wyatt doesn’t like ‘snogging’. ‘Since when was ‘snogging’ part of the language of haute politics?’ the author says.
5,000 women could be in line for payouts ‘similar to a lottery win’ over underpaid pensions scandal Government sent thousands of letters to women who were underpaid pensions Sir Steve Webb has said 5,159 of them could be owed an average of £45,000 They should contact the Department for Work and Pensions as soon as … Read more
Government’s £2billion Kickstart scheme to get young people on universal credit into jobs has seen fewer than 2,000 start new roles in its first five months Kickstart programme launched in September and offers work placements Just 1,868 people have started their placements in the UK as of January 15 Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey … Read more
Ministers admit they are bracing for unemployment to hit FOUR MILLION within months – as pubs warn they face laying off a QUARTER of staff Office for Budget Responsibility predicted unemployment could hit four million Therese Coffey said Department for Work and Pensions preparing on that basis But she said ministers ‘genuinely hope we don’t … Read more
Rishi Sunak has given a stark warning that tax rises are in the pipeline as he desperately tries to reassure angry Tories that they will not turn into a ‘horror show’. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. Mr … Read more
Boris Johnson hints at part-time rail season tickets to encourage workers to get back to offices – amid claims more than half of staff are back at the Work and Pension department Boris Johnson said government developing part-time season tickets ‘at pace’ For many workers fares cost the same for three days a weeks as … Read more
Pension funds will be ordered to warn of the risks that climate change could have on members’ investments Pension funds will be required to report risks of climate change on investments Largest 100 schemes will have to publish climate risk disclosures by end of 2022 Therese Coffey said the plans are a ‘significant step’ in … Read more
Health insurers urged to cut premiums for five million Britons who pay for care after almost all 8,000 private hospital beds were seconded to the NHS during pandemic Former Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann called on insurers to cut premiums Five million Britons pay a monthly average of £120 to access swift private care Almost all … Read more
Matt Hancock blundered as he praised Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free school meals calling him Daniel Rashford instead today – but the football star saw the funny side and admitted it was not the worst thing he’s been called this week. The Health Secretary has been widely lampooned and criticised over the own goal on Sky … Read more