The method used to track state expenditure is now ‘increasingly unreliable and incomplete’, reports David Hencke
Inadequate record-keeping also risks losing the taxpayer billions more in fraud, reports David Hencke
A Freedom of Information request by Civil Service World has raised questions about the flagship counter-terrorism scheme
The Public Accounts Committee claims it is ‘impossible to have confidence’ that contracts awarded to the testing provider during the pandemic were ‘awarded properly’, reports David Hencke
Peers have expressed alarm about the Government’s approach to one of its flagship post-Brexit trade deals, reports David Hencke
Overcrowded, unreliable services look set to plague the north for some time to come, writes David Hencke
Senior peers have slammed the Government’s attempts to sabotage strike action, reports David Hencke
Overspending and legal wrangling is causing concerns over the £100 million commemoration, reports David Hencke
The UK’s first post-Brexit free trade agreement with Australia was so rushed that protection for niche British products was overlooked, according to a Parliamentary report
David Hencke has the details of a shocking new report showing how a flagship science laboratory needs a multi-billion-pound refurb
David Hencke has the details of a new parliamentary report showing how masses of equipment bought by the Government is set for the incinerator
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee raises serious concerns around recruitment and information sharing at three of the country’s key watchdogs
David Hencke reports on a damning National Audit Office analysis of the multiple failures of Boris Johnson’s Global Travel Taskforce
The National Audit Office points out significant transparency holes in the Government’s approach to the healthcare giant Randox, that won COVID contracts worth hundreds of millions
David Hencke reports on a major impasse in the delivery of new armoured vehicles to the British Army
The UK’s net zero ambitions are stalling under the Conservative Party’s leadership, reports David Hencke
As war in Europe looms, David Hencke reports on the Government’s controversial attempt to modernise our defence equipment
A committee of MPs has found that HMRC is failing to deal with an ‘avalanche’ of fraud by businesses during the pandemic, reports 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
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
David Hencke reports on the long-running battle of historian Andrew Lownie against the Government over the release of documents which were bought on behalf of the public for millions of pounds by Southampton University The hidden hand of the Royal Family is behind the Government’s determination to stop the publication of some of the diaries…
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
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
Downing Street dodged Parliament and sowed confusion, a new House of Lords review has concluded
A new report by the Health and Social Care Committee reveals how staff shortages of doctors, nurses and other clinicians have been exacerbated by the Coronavirus crisis