A storm of reactions in all parliamentary camps ensued as UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick appeared to admit rushing through planning approval to help Tory donor Richard Desmond cut additional taxes in his property development plan for an east London dockland borough. “Senior Tories say that anyone can get the ...
UK’s economy shrank by a record 5.8% in March from February as the COVID-19 crisis escalated and the government ordered a shutdown of much of the country to stop the spread of the virus, according to official data. From January to March 2020, the UK’s GDP contracted 2.0% from the ...