Helia Ebrahimi , Economics Correspondent

Tackling the pandemic has so far cost the UK a staggering £372 billion, according to the National Audit Office.

David Cameron said it was a “painful day” as he was hauled before MPs to answer for his role in the collapse of the financial firm Greensill Capital.

“Our plan is working” – the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s response to figures published today which showed the economy did shrink in the first quarter of this year, but by 1.5 per cent. That’s a much smaller decline than expected and, within the figures, output in March was actually up. But even as the economy improves,…

The scale of David Cameron’s lobbying efforts on behalf of the finance company Greensill were laid bare today, revealing the former prime minister sent 62 texts and 11 emails to ministers and officials including Michael Gove and the chancellor. 

Hugging is coming back – in England at least, as Boris Johnson confirmed the next step in unlocking the country from the coronavirus restrictions, with the UK’s alert level lowered to three.

The UK is expected to enjoy its strongest economic growth for more than 70 years, as the country begins opening up again after the Covid restrictions.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been told by a judge that he must release more information about the way Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contracts were awarded during the pandemic.

The Treasury’s most senior civil servant has told MPs that he received text messages and a phone call from David Cameron on behalf of the failed financial firm Greensill Capital.

The collapse of Greensill Capital has directed attention to the British Business Bank, the arm of government which pushed out loans to UK companies hit by the pandemic. 

Six investigations are now being launched into the Greensill scandal.

A senior civil servant advised the scandal-hit finance firm Greensill Capital while he was still working in Whitehall, it’s emerged today.

The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the lobbying work by former Prime Minister David Cameron on behalf of the finance firm Greensill Capital, which has now gone into administration.

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock had a “private drink” with the former Prime Minister David Cameron and the financier Lex Greensill in 2019 to discuss a payment scheme which was later rolled out in the NHS, it’s been revealed. It’s added to the growing questions surrounding Mr Cameron’s role in lobbying for the company, which…

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has published two text messages he sent to the former Prime Minister David Cameron – amid a lobbying row.

The owner of the UK’s third-largest steel producer, Liberty Steel, has said he owes many billions of pounds to embattled finance company Greensill Capital.