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Mayor Sadiq Khan says government must provide £4.9bn rescue package to keep TfL running
Plans for new government funding cycle sparked tensions between chancellor and prime minister
Sunak tells No 10 comprehensive review should not go ahead, dealing blow to PM
Mayor Sadiq Khan told he must accept ministerial demands, including higher fares, if he wants bailout
Government ties conditions to funding extension for London’s transport network
Fiscal stimulus puts huge amounts of money into the economy, but it needs to be spent wisely
IFS forecasts borrowing to hit £350bn, the highest peacetime level in three centuries
Mayor says funds are needed to keep the capital’s transport system going for the next 18 months
‘Levelling-up’ agenda in question as shake-up of local government also scaled back
Spending review offers stark choice of big rise in borrowing or tax rises
Jim O’Neill believes Covid crisis has shattered belief that ‘Whitehall knows best’
Cost of fighting pandemic puts NHS budget under increasing pressure
When there is no proper accountability and transparency, government policymaking becomes sloppy
Cash-strapped London borough expected to be first of many local authorities requesting bailouts
Tory peer asked to look into the effectiveness of key Whitehall department
Middle of a pandemic is not the time for a major UK health reorganisation
Services will need to be slashed unless central government provides extra money, think-tank warns
Deal excludes London as extra £256m reflects expected slow recovery in passenger numbers
Move by statistical agency came after train operators received coronavirus bailout
Analysis shows government support helped offset declines in less wealthy parts of UK
If the £1.5bn was spent earlier it could have freed the equivalent of 28,000 beds, says think-tank
Lender would provide billions for capital projects and partly fill gap left by European Investment Bank
Opposition raises concerns after it is revealed marginal Tory target seats were picked for funding
A poorer country needs to find new funds to pay for public services
Taxes will have to rise to fund £350bn of borrowing but action can wait a few years, says institute
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