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Councils spending half their budgets on homelessness as problem hits record high, damning report finds

Government has failed to tackle the issue despite higher funding, National Audit Office report says

The Independent UK

Sunak’s scrapping of HS2 will cost £100m and take up to three years, National Audit Office warns

NAO lays bare the cost and complications of decision to scrap phase 2 of the high-speed rail plan, first revealed by The Independent

The Independent UK

Buckingham Palace: Two miles of 'dangerous' electrical cables ripped out to stop a devastating fire

The risk of a blaze and flood were the initial focus of a ten-year refurbishment programme

Evening Standard

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Reality check: is Keir Starmer’s triple lock on nuclear weapons anything new?

We look at the facts and figures behind Labour’s promise and its affordability

The Guardian - UK

Businesses battered by Brexit urge Labour and Tories to slash EU tariffs

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) cites improved relations with the trading bloc as part of its five-point plan to boost economic growth

The Independent UK

'Sticking plasters will not cut it': Lawyers demand Royal Commission into criminal justice from next government

The Bar Council says ‘sticking plaster’ justice policies are no longer enough

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: Breaking down the big issues as the election campaign kicks off

In today’s newsletter: From the cost of living to immigration and the environment, where will the Conservatives and Labour seek to charm voters as they hit the campaign trail?

The Guardian - UK

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Bid to cut crown court backlog no longer achievable, spending watchdog warns

Cases waiting to be heard hit record levels instead of falling, with most taking nearly two years to go ahead

The Independent UK

Court backlog target in England and Wales no longer achievable, says NAO

Watchdog says outstanding caseload has increased from 60,000 to 67,573 since MoJ set target of 53,000 in 2021

The Guardian - UK

National Audit Office to investigate growing scandal over carer’s allowance

Government watchdog says action prompted by DWP’s lack of progress in tackling overpayments problems

The Guardian - UK

£5bn Brexit border checks system still has no timetable for launch, spending watchdog says

The government has no clear timetable to fully implement its post-Brexit border controls with the EU, the National Audit Office warns

The Independent UK

Post-Brexit border checks forecast to cost UK £4.7bn, says NAO

Watchdog says says repeated delays have caused unnecessary costs and strategy lacks a ‘clear timetable’

The Guardian - UK

Rubbish music, chatbots and online queues: welcome to your life lived on hold

Last year British taxpayers spent 800 years waiting to speak to HMRC. This is the price of a world digitised on the cheap, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt

The Guardian - UK

Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures

‘Strikingly large’ sum being recouped from people who fell foul of system that did not flag overpayments

The Guardian - UK

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All parents, working or not, should have access to childcare, say experts in England

Rescue and reform manifesto from Early Education and Childcare Coalition calls for overhaul of model

The Guardian - UK

HMRC leaves callers on hold ‘for 800 years’, says spending watchdog

Report suggests time taxpayers spent on phone waiting to speak to adviser has more than doubled

The Guardian - UK

MPs call on spending watchdog to investigate DWP overpayments to carers

Select committee says scale of problem, carers’ testimony and cost to taxpayer warrants second inquiry into benefits system

The Guardian - UK

Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower

Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired

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The Guardian - UK

England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report

Watchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for September

The Guardian - UK

Peter Hain calls for inquiry into MoD’s alleged role in Saudi bribes scandal

Government auditors must look into claims of complicity in corruption on arms deals with UK, says Labour peer

Evening Standard

Post-Brexit new-look Foreign Office should ditch 'colonial-era pictures on the walls'

Brexit offers chance to look anew at UK foreign policy, Lord Sedwill and other experts say

The Guardian - UK

Al-Yamamah arms deal report comes to light ending anti-corruption campaigners’ battle

Inquiry by National Audit Office into British-Saudi arms contract reveals evidence of MoD deception over bribery allegations

The Guardian - UK

‘Chronic’ low pay hurting civil service staff morale and recruitment, say MPs

Public accounts committee finds real-terms median pay has decreased for most Whitehall staff since 2013

International Business Times

UK Spending Watchdog Warns On Govt Migrant Housing Costs

The UK government's controversial use of former military bases and a barge to house asylum seekers is set to cost more than continuing to use hotels, a public-spending watchdog said Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog

Installations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder

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