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By Peter Wozniak A ministerial meeting with Britain’s biggest banks has been overshadowed by the stormcloud hanging over the business secretary. The talks were postponed yesterday when the chancellor was stuck in New York after he became a victim of the adverse weather conditions disrupting air travel. Debate over the Christmas round of bank bonuses… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government’s preparations for winter have been praised by an official audit, but lessons ‘still need to be learned’. David Quarmby’s report praised the “admirable” response to the chaos, contradicting opposition claims that the government was “woefully ill-prepared” for the freezing conditions. Although the report acknowledged the difficulties experienced by local authorities… Read more »