Stephen Hester, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, is in line for an extra payout of £3.3m which would dwarf his controversial bonus of £963,000, it emerged last night.Related StoriesFreedom Act leads to bad government, O'Donnell warnsWe're all in this together, says PM. Really, Mr Cameron?Remote islands may get seat in the CommonsLovel […]
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Voters in Britain's "forgotten" remnants of empire should be allowed to directly elect their own MPs to the House of Commons. Under a new proposal to be considered by Parliament, the member for Antigua might sit alongside the member for Aldershot, while the representative for the Turks & Caicos might find themselves waving their order pape […]
Parents who set up their own businesses would be in line for a £900-a-year tax break under plans for this year's Budget being considered by George Osborne. The Chancellor is looking at extending childcare vouchers, which help 700,000 working parents save on the cost of a childminder or nursery, to self-employed mothers and fathers.