Parliament warns against extending Premiership Rugby Covid-19 loans A top parliamentary committee has insisted Premiership Rugby clubs who are “financially unviable five years post-pandemic” should not have their Covid-19 loans extended. The damning report from the Public Accounts Committee – an influential group of backbench MPs who probe state spending – singled out the process in which £124m of loans funded by the [...]
Government unclear on where taxpayer money to fix potholes has gone Transport and infrastructure Billions of pounds each year is going to councils but given the money is not ring-fenced, ministers have no idea how it is being spent.
HS2’s new boss Mark Wild warns the company is in a ‘very serious situation’ Transport and infrastructure HS2 is in a “very serious situation” and needs a “fundamental reset”, the new boss of the company building the high-speed railway has warned. Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, said he is committed to ensuring the railway opens “safely and efficiently”. Earlier this month, HS2 Ltd estimated the cost of building the railway [...]
