Tory MP: Cameron stance on Ipsa ‘disgraceful’
Politicians are seething over plans by the independent authority which sets parliamentary salaries to recommend a 9 per cent rise for MPs.
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Spain’s Princess Cristina testifies in a historic judicial hearing aimed at helping determine whether she and her husband illegally used company funds for personal expenses.
Injured activists fly to Lithuania for treatment after reports of people being snatched from hospital beds. An opposition leader says “death squads” are at work in Ukraine.
Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland could make losses of £8bn as it prepares to increase its compensation pot to £3.1bn to cover the cost of litigation and customer claims.
Barristers in England and Wales stage a half-day walkout in protest at government cuts to legal aid, which could leave them paid as little as £20 for a day’s work.
MPs are set for a £7,600 pay rise, boosting their salaries to £74,000 from 2015 at a time when voters are feeling the squeeze.
An investigation into the scandal at Co-operative Bank will delve into the appointment of Paul Flowers as chairman, and look at the role of the government and regulators.
Ed Miliband defends his dealings with the Co-op Bank and its disgraced former chairman Paul Flowers, as new allegations emerge that Mr Flowers claimed £75,000 false expenses from a charity.
A leaked government audit of the controversial Al-Madinah free school in Derby obtained by Channel 4 News reveals a number of governors may have had conflicts of interest.
The traditional family model used to be thought of as the building block of society. But now a report finds those families make up a third of all those with children who live in poverty.
Google has come under fire for its tax affairs in the past. As the company publishes its financial statement for 2012, Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy pores over the figures. Do they add up?
State-supported families face three more years of struggle on child costs, according to a report on child poverty. Channel 4 News does the maths.
Politicians are seething over plans by the independent authority which sets parliamentary salaries to recommend a 9 per cent rise for MPs.
Backlash over MPs pay is expected as the independent authority that sets parliamentary salaries announces a bumper MP wage boost of more than £8,000.
Are British politicians badly paid compared to their European counterparts? FactCheck jumps on the gravy train…
Russian opposition leaders release a report claiming up to $30bn was stolen during preparations for the next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi.