Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
07 Jul 2022 Economy
Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
UK deserves a government that "acts with integrity", Nadhim Zahawi says less than 48 hours after being appointed
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
06 Jul 2022 Economy
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
Barclay's successor as Cabinet Office minister yet to be named
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resign
05 Jul 2022 Economy
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resign
Double resignation comes after Simon McDonald says No.10 was "not telling the truth" about Pincher affair
Chancellor's economic adviser says he ‘expects’ to be made redundant
30 Jun 2022 Economy
Chancellor's economic adviser says he ‘expects’ to be made redundant
Tim Leunig announces move to DHSC for six months to work on cancer, mental health and other issues before anticipated job cuts redundancy at Christmas
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
15 Jun 2022 Economy
New cost-of-living tsar called Boris Johnson a 'lame duck PM'
Just Eat boss David Buttress has also said "Boris has to go" and called him a "dead man walking politically"
BEIS picks new Competition and Markets Authority chair
01 Jun 2022 Economy
BEIS picks new Competition and Markets Authority chair
The appointment will end an 18-month search for a new permanent chair
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
19 May 2022 Economy
BEIS 'offered open goal to fraudsters’ with Covid loan schemes
Public Accounts Committee says the department officials failed to properly warn ministers of how severe potential fraud levels might be
Cost of living: Gove dismisses emergency budget speculation as government insists 'money is finite'
11 May 2022 Economy
Cost of living: Gove dismisses emergency budget speculation as government insists 'money is finite'
PM's pledge that "we will be saying more and doing more" to tackle soaring costs does not mean an emergency budget is coming
Queen’s Speech: Government pledges to ‘grow and strengthen economy’ amid cost-of-living crisis
10 May 2022 Economy
Queen’s Speech: Government pledges to ‘grow and strengthen economy’ amid cost-of-living crisis
Speech includes no new measures despite saying ministers understand "how the rising cost of living is making life harder for people"
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
10 May 2022 Economy
Ageing DWP IT 'stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation'
Reports claim chancellor was advised that payments of legacy benefits could only be increased once a year
A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
26 Apr 2022 Economy
A third of departments set to miss annual report deadline, Treasury says
2021-22 reports will include statements on the impact of the pandemic on departmental goals plus a fraud-and-error analysis of Covid schemes
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
12 Apr 2022 Economy
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home