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29 Oct 21
NHS supply chain finance schemes promoted by former Downing Street advisor Lex Greensill delivered no evidence of promised savings, according to the National Audit Office.
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14 May 21
Former prime minister David Cameron defended supply chain finance as a way of reducing cost of public service provision, as he faced questions from MPs on the lobbying scandal.
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23 Apr 21
Former prime minister David Cameron “quite persistently” lobbied Treasury officials to allow now-defunct Greensill Capital to access government Covid-19 support, according to the department's top...
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14 Apr 21
An independent body should conduct the review into the Greensill lobbying scandal, rather than departmental advisors, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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12 Apr 21
Former prime minister David Cameron lobbied the government to adopt a scheme to convert NHS pay into bonds on behalf of now-insolvent firm Greensill Capital, according to a report.
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28 Apr 17
The government’s £1.27bn Cancer Drugs Fund failed to deliver “meaningful value to patients or society”, a study published in a medical journal has found.
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11 Jul 16
Theresa May will take over as prime minister on Wednesday after her rival for the Conservative Party leadership Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the contest.
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28 Jun 16
David Cameron’s replacement as prime minister is set to be chosen by 9 September, the Conservative Party has confirmed.
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28 Jun 16
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have called for Brexit negotiations to begin soon in order to avoid an impasse following the vote of the UK to leave the European Union.
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24 Jun 16
David Cameron is to step down as prime minister after the UK voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.
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12 May 16
Foreign companies in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Afghanistan are to be forced to reveal their true owners following today’s Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
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11 Apr 16
The government has launched a cross-Whitehall taskforce to investigate 700 leads on possible tax evasion following the publication of leaked papers from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
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9 Apr 16
David Cameron has said the government’s “devolution revolution” is introducing localist reforms to give councils more control over their finances and greater freedoms over development.
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14 Mar 16
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
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29 Feb 16
The UK may be unable to reach a trade deal with the European Union within the two-year timeframe to be triggered following a leave vote in the referendum on June 23.
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22 Feb 16
The UK will vote on whether to remain in the European Union on 23 June, prime minister David Cameron has announced, after concluding negotiations on a new relationship for Britain within the union at...
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17 Feb 16
Properties built through the government’s flagship Starter Home programme will be out of reach for those most in need of affordable homes in two-thirds of council areas, research for local...
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8 Feb 16
David Cameron is set to announce plans to counter the “scandalous failure” of Britain’s prisons, including a pilot scheme that will delegate more control to prison governors.
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2 Feb 16
A draft agreement to reform the UK’s relationship with the European Union published today would allow Britain to restrict in-work benefits for European migrants as part of an “emergency brake”.
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11 Jan 16
Government ministers and NHS England have today pledged a “revolution” in mental health treatment in England, with a funding boost of nearly £1bn set to be invested in improvements both in hospitals...
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4 Jan 16
An extra £40m will be mobilised to rebuild and improve flood defences following storms that have caused damage across the north of England, the government has announced.
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14 Dec 15
Councils with poorly performing children’s social services will have the departments taken over by other authorities or charities under plans set out by David Cameron today.
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23 Nov 15
The government is to invest a total of £178bn in defence equipment as part of its 10-year Strategic Defence and Security review, which will increase funding by £12bn more than originally...
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2 Nov 15
Council adoption services are to be merged into regional bodies so children can be matched with potential adopters more quickly, David Cameron has announced today.
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7 Oct 15
Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to boost home ownership as part of what he called a “turnaround decade” in Britain, with planning changes set to regard a programme of ‘...