Iain Duncan Smith

Nathan Gamester said: “We are excited to continue this [the Foundation’s] work through our Yorkshire regional office, and to further our mission to connect the backstreets of Britain with corridors of power."

The CSJ think-tank should focus on decent standards of housing - Jayne Dowle

The Centre for Social Justice, set up by Iain Duncan Smith in 2004, has helped shape British policy-making over the past two decades and is now expanding with regional offices for its CSJ Foundation.

Westminster think tank to open Yorkshire office

The letter from MPs and Peers states: "If HMRC had policed this sector properly and enforced compliance upon the agencies, there would have been no need to legislate for the loan charge, nor all the distress it has caused, because the vast majority of the workers providing their services to recruitment agencies, all provide a personal service and as such should have had PAYE Deducted by the agency at source."

HMRC 'manifestly failed to do its duty on an industrial scale', say MPs

Has Liz Truss already lost control of her party? PIC: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

The Government is already showing signs of splintering - The Yorkshire Post says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington.

Conservatives set to lose dozens of key battleground seats, modelling suggests

Social care has been in the spotlight this week - but will the Prime Minister's plan enhance the quality of care?

Why social care won’t be fixed by money alone – David Hinchliffe

The scrapping of the Universal Credit uplift is causing consternation.

How Universal Credit cut will hit homeless under-25s - Paul Noblet

How long can Sir Keir Starmer survive as Labour leader?

Keir Starmer is repeating history as Labour’s Iain Duncan Smith: Tom Richmond

Government narrowly avoids defeat over genocide clause in Trade Bill

Yorkshire Conservative MPs Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield) and David Davis (Haltemprice and Hambleton). Photos: UK Parliament

Yorkshire MPs join group of Tory rebels over anti-genocide trade deal law

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Former Tory leader slams 'appalling behaviour' of HMRC over loan charge

MPs have also called for a change in guidance (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when the two metre rule could be relaxed - and if it could allow schools ...

International travellers, including residents returning from abroad, could face police spot checks and fines if they fail to self-isolate on arrival in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how much you could be fined if you flout quarantine rules after travellin...

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaving 10 Downing Street, London, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in hospital following his admission on Sunday with continuing coronavirus symptoms. Photo: PA

Lack of clarity over Dominic Raab's role as Boris Johnson remains in intensive c...

Ministers have insisted the business of Government will carry on after Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care following a worsening of his coronavirus symptoms, despite a lack of clarity over the powers afforded to deputy Dominc Raab.

Geraldine Scott

Sir Keir Starmer is Labour's new leader in succession to Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour’s new start under Sir Keir Starmer begins – The Yorkshire Post says

Leeds East MP Richard Burgon is standing for the deputy leadership of the Labour party.

Why Leeds MP Richard Burgon makes Labour unelectable

Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty (left) and Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance (right) watch as Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a coronavirus news conference inside 10 Downing Street. Photo: Leon Neal/PA Wire

Coronavirus: 'Nothing is ruled out' on restrictions to fight virus, says PM

Oliver Letwin was responsible for national resilience under David Cameron's Government. Picture: Getty

Involving Huawei in 5G network 'absolutely right' decision, says Oliver Letwin

The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group has called for stake and deposits limits to be introduced on online gambling products. Picture: PA

Why gambling addiction is fuelling a public health crisis - Greg Wright

Iain Duncan Smith Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Loan charge is pushing people into homelessness and bankruptcy, says former Cons...

Boris Johnson is being urged to act over the loan charge policy. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Boris Johnson must act over loan charge scandal pushing thousands to despair - T...

Dominic Raab. PIC: PA

Dominic Raab sets out hopes for Conservative Party after receiving backing to be...

Are you in favour of Universal Credit or not?

The Yorkshire Post says: Universal troubles. Little political credit in the bank

Theresa May is under fresh fire over Brexit.

Chris Moncrieff: May on brink as Corbyn awaits chance

The former Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg interview: '˜There's no gentle way of fighting back against Brexit'

It's almost six months to the day since Theresa May's ill-fated snap election sent shockwaves through the political establishment. In the space of one night over 60 MPs lost their seat, with Labour claiming one of the biggest scalps of the night when it ousted the former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg from his Sheffield Hallam seat of 12 years with a little-known candidate who was subsequently suspended from the party.

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Has Parliament betrayed voters over Universal Credit?

YP Letters: MPs have shown a total lack of compassion for the poorest

Jayne Dowle: Why gambling is a last role of the dice for too many

Local tax powers will unleash enterprise

Ed Miliband is set to take over the decks from Jeremy Vine on Radio 2.

Doncaster MP Ed Miliband set to become a DJ as he takes over Jeremy Vine's Radio...

YP Letters: Why benefits should be an election issue

Chancellor Philip Hammond

Downing Street denies support for Powerhouse is waning, as opposition to Nationa...

Sir Tim Barrow has been named as the new EU ambassador

Government confirms new ambassador amid fresh calls for clarity on Brexit

Dame Louse Casey's report on integration forcused on the challenges in multi-cultural communities like Rotherham.

GP Taylor: Speaking English is the only way to bridge our divides

Coal industry nears the end: The week that was November 22 to 28, 1997

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Triple-lock safeguard on state pensions '˜inherently unsustainable'

Theresa May.

YP Letters: Despite her claims, May penalises the poorest

Theresa May at the Tory conference.

YP Comment: No Brexit delay, May tells party

Ed Cox, director of the IPPR North think-tank, which has produced a report that calls for a Northern Brexit Negotiating Committee to be set up.

North needs its own '˜all-star' Brexit team

Iain Duncan Smith.

UK could trigger Brexit process '˜before Christmas or fairly soon afterwards'

Prime Minister Theresa May is facing legal challenges over whether she can begin the process of leaving the European Union without a vote in Parliament. Picture: Hannah McKay/PA Wire

MPs could be denied vote over Brexit

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.

Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May after motherhood comments row

Home Secretary Theresa May makes a statement outside Parliament after winning the support of 199 MPs in the race to become the next Prime Minister.

Ex-Speaker says politics is 'toxic' as Britain prepares for second female PM

What next at Westminster?

Victoria Honeyman: What next for Tories, Labour and Brexit Britain?

Jeremy Corbyn's future is on the line.

YP Letters: EU referendum is over but country even more divided

Sir John Major on the BBC One current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show.

Major savages Brexit campaign as '˜squalid' and '˜deceitful'

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders arrived in Brussels Monday to press Turkey to do more to stop migrants entering Europe and to shore up support for Greece, where thousands of people are stranded. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)

Timeline: Cameron's month of chaos

Iain Duncan Smith

Duncan Smith's tears over plight of young mother

Chancellor George Osborne

Osborne accused of dodging questions on more cuts

David Cameron and George Osborne's reputations are on the line.

Bernard Ingham: Superficial shortcomings see Cameron and Osborne lose direction

George Osborne at a Garforth school on the morning after his Budget.

YP Letters: Osborne must give North more than crumbs off the table

The Flying Scotsman leaves London's Victoria Station March 13 2002, on the day Flying Scotsman PLC was floated on the stock exchange.

The Week That Was

George Osborne is fighting for his political life.

YP Comment: Running scared? Time for George Osborne to confront critics

Chancellor George Osborne

Chancellor's £4bn nightmare

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