‘Cavalier’ BBC scorns payoff criticism

A damning report by MPs condemning the BBC’s “cavalier use of public money” has been dismissed as “shabby” by Lord Patten.

Comment: Why Starbucks shouldn’t pay a penny more tax in the UK

Starbuck’s pledge to pay more corporation tax in the UK means MPs are now judge, jury and executioner on tax mitigation. What does that do to foreign investment ahead of the autumn statement.

Humiliation: MPs tear apart Amazon and Starbucks

There were unparalleled scenes in parliament today, after MPs humiliated and laughed at senior figures from Amazon and Starbucks over the companies’ tax affairs.

Welfare-to-work: No ‘acceptable’ level of fraud, MPs tell govt

Government officials should avoid the temptation to define an ‘acceptable level of fraud’, MPs have said, as a probe into allegations of malpractice at a major government contractor continues.

Taxpayers face £16bn bill for clinical negligence claims

Clinical negligence claims could cost the government nearly £16 billion, “staggered” MPs have warned.

MPs: Flooding responsibility question-marks are unacceptable

The public accounts committee’s chair Margaret Hodge explains the thinking behind its report on flood management:

Coalition blames NHS IT failure on ‘top-down’ approach

A £2.7 billion attempt to create a one-size-fits-all IT system across the NHS for care records has proved fundamentally “unworkable”, according to an influential Commons committee.