Outspoken comments about schools policy were made before he became king in one-off episode of BBC show King Charles has criticised the lack of vocational education in schools during his appearance in a special edition of the BBC television show The Repair Shop. In the one-off episode, to be broadcast by the BBC on Wednesday, he praises the value of technical skills and apprenticeships, and describes the lack of vocational education as a “great tragedy”.

Tax Justice UK calls on Rishi Sunak’s government to introduce five reforms targeting the richest people Rishi Sunak’s new government could raise up to £37bn to help pay for public services and the energy bills support scheme if it introduced a string of “wealth taxes”, according to tax equality campaigners. Tax Justice UK called on the government to introduce five tax reforms targeting the very wealthy, who the campaign group said had done “really well

New PM pledges to fix ‘mistakes’ of predecessor but return of former home secretary alarms some MPs Rishi Sunak appoints new cabinet – live updates Rishi Sunak pledged to bring “integrity and accountability” as prime minister on his first day in No 10 but gambled by restoring Suella Braverman to the Home Office less than week after she was forced to resign for a security breach. In a reshuffle billed as restoring experienced hands to

Opposition MPs and former sleaze watchdog criticise move days after she resigned over security breach Rishi Sunak appoints new cabinet – live updates Suella Braverman’s return as home secretary, just days after being forced to resign from the same post over a serious security breach, has sparked an outcry from opposition MPs and a former sleaze watchdog. The MP for Fareham stepped down six days ago from Liz Truss’s administration after admitting to breaking the

MP known as ‘honourable member for the 18th century’ asks Rishi Sunak to convey his resignation as business secretary to king Rishi Sunak appoints new cabinet – live updates Jacob Rees-Mogg has submitted a typically old-fashioned resignation letter, in a last hurrah for the so-called honourable member for the 18th century. The North East Somerset MP wrote his letter, resigning as business secretary, by hand and declined to share it on social media, in stark

Companies ‘should not make meaningful decisions based on technology not backed by science’ The information commissioner has warned companies to steer clear of “emotional analysis” technologies or face fines, because of the “pseudoscientific” nature of the field. It’s the first time the regulator has issued a blanket warning on the ineffectiveness of a new technology, said Stephen Bonner, the deputy commissioner, but one that is justified by the harm that could be caused if companies

Furniture company’s shares plunge 90% as it says no potential buyers were able to meet deadline Made.com has moved closer to collapsing into administration, after rescue talks to find a buyer for the struggling online furniture business failed. The company, known for its fashionable homeware including velvet sofas, lighting and rattan furniture, announced at the start of October that it was in discussions with a number of interested parties. It had set a deadline for