Employers who do not pay their workers the National Minimum Wage will face penalties of up to £20,000 per employee, the coalition is expected to announce this week in the Queen's Speech.
Latest reports show that Britain's economic prospects are the brightest that they have been in over a decade.
Nick Clegg gave a speech about Britain's stance on international development. He spoke highly of Britain's generosity, but mentioned that people's ideas of how much the Government gives to foreign aid are distorted.
Nick Clegg has announced that for the first time ever, 16 and 17 year olds in the UK will be able to get help from their local jobcentre. Young people will get support uniquely tailored to them from specially trained coaches who will help them to find work and training.
In the Borough Council elections held on May 22nd, 2014, the Liberal Democrats comfortably held control of their flagship borough giving the lie to media hype surrounding UKIP and Labour resurgence. Despite some success in taking two seats from the Greens, it was not a good day for Labour as just one Liberal Democrat seat fell to them.
A Coalition Government crackdown on tax avoidance has raised a record £23.9bn in additional tax for the year to the end of March, a new report has revealed.