Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”
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It Is Expected That Patients Will Receive GP Appointments Within Two Weeks, According To The Health Secretary
Therese Coffey has pledged to free up over a million appointments a year by employing more support staff and installing new phones. Therese Coffey will tell the Commons that patients with the most pressing concerns should also be seen on the same day, as part of a campaign to improve access to doctors’ appointments. TheContinue reading “It Is Expected That Patients Will Receive GP Appointments Within Two Weeks, According To The Health Secretary”
Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to crack the whip to get more people back to work by allocating them work coach meetings to get them off benefits. Government data shows in some places one in five people are claiming benefits. As a result of these figures, Rishi Sunak and Work and Pensions secretary Therese CoffeyContinue reading “Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits”
Therese Coffey Slammed For Belting Out ‘Time Of My Life’ At A Boozy Conference Karaoke
The Cabinet Minister in charge of Universal Credit was slammed for belting out ‘Time Of My Life’ at a boozy Conservative party conference karaoke bash, hours before cutting payments to six million people. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey enthusiastically belted out the 1987 power ballad from the movie Dirty Dancing in a duet withContinue reading “Therese Coffey Slammed For Belting Out ‘Time Of My Life’ At A Boozy Conference Karaoke”
People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says
Therese Coffey today defended scrapping the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift, suggesting people could work two additional hours to make up the money. The Work and Pensions Secretary said the increase had always been a temporary part of the response to the pandemic and maintained that she’s completely happy with it going. The commentsContinue reading “People Could Just Work Two More Hours A Week, Therese Coffey Says”
No 10 Hints State Pension ‘Triple Lock’ Will Be Watered Down
Downing Street delivered another hint that the state pension triple lock could be watered down amid concerns over COVID warping of wage figures. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said they recognise people’s concerns about the prospect of the mechanism resulting in an 8 per cent rise, squeezing the public finances even further. No 10Continue reading “No 10 Hints State Pension ‘Triple Lock’ Will Be Watered Down”
Climactic Moment Minister Walks Off GMB
This was the moment a government minister dramatically walked off a Good Morning Britain interview after accusing Piers Morgan of making an insulting remark. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was addressing the reasons for the UK’s high COVID death rates on the programme, before abruptly turning off her video link. Research by Oxford UniversityContinue reading “Climactic Moment Minister Walks Off GMB”
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