David Hencke

The Health and Social Care Secretary has agreed an ‘insurance policy’ with private providers, in breach of Treasury spending guidelines, reports David Hencke

The Government's housing and construction plans are failing to deliver the country's housing needs, a new parliamentary report has found

A new House of Lords report exposes the economic aftershocks of Brexit, highlights David Hencke

The reality of ‘Global Britain’ is failing to match the rhetoric, reports David Hencke

The Government is inundated with fraud cases, a new report reveals. David Hencke has the details

David Hencke reports on two committees that condemn the shift of power away from Parliament to ministers through the use of ‘skeleton bills’ and statutory instruments

David Hencke tracks the ways in which successive governments have watered-down their transport promises to the north and the midlands

David Hencke, who broke the story of MPs tabling parliamentary questions on behalf of private interests in 1994, reflects on why Boris Johnson’s actions are a threat of a different kind to Britain’s political system

HMRC annual accounts reveal billions lost in fraud through the Treasury’s furlough payments and Rishi Sunak’s eating out scheme

David Hencke finds a hole in Rishi Sunak’s climate investment promises

In their representation of women and ethnic minority people, government bodies are moving in the wrong direction, reports David Hencke

The Government is appointing its favourite candidates to powerful external agencies without proper processes or monitoring, David Hencke reports

David Hencke reports on the national vets shortage, caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Coronavirus crisis and a rise in the number of people buying pets

Findings by America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction paint the country’s mission in Afghanistan in a very bad light, reports David Hencke

In a new report, peers also raise concerns about the lack of certificates issued to those who have obtained settled status – raising concerns about how this group can prove that they have a right to be in the country

The Cabinet Manual is 10 years out of date, yet the Prime Minister has shelved plans to refresh it, reports David Hencke

David Hencke reports on a new twist in the Greensill Capital lobbying saga uncovered by the independent public spending watchdog

David Hencke reports how sabre-rattling over sausages, fishing rights and data-sharing has generally ended in climbdowns or delays

The collection of medical information proposed by the Health and Social Care Secretary could have vast consequences, despite limited oversight, reports David Hencke