The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bn
Keir Starmer’s new ethics watchdog has criticised ministers for failing to give up “inappropriate” powers to influence the Electoral Commission,
In a letter to democracy minister Rushanara Ali, Doug Chalmers objected to the government’s plans to issue a new “strategy and policy statement” for the Electoral Commission.
We note that the government intends to designate a new strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission. We continue to take the view that it is inappropriate for the government of the day to seek to guide the work of the independent electoral commission. This is a matter we raised with the previous government and continue to believe is an important point of principle.
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