Former Labour business secretary moves his advisory firm from one category to another on register to sidestep new disclosure requirements
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FT on 30th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
Illegal immigrants could be slipping in to Britain on the Eurostar because of a rule, known as the Lille loophole, that allows them to travel without any passport check.
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Telegraph on 8th Dec 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
The UK Border Agency says "tighter controls" will be introduced to stop some Eurostar passengers being able to enter the UK without passport checks.
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BBCPolitics on 8th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
End to tax relief on low-value goods such as CDs and DVDs shipped from the Channel Islands
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FT on 9th Nov 2011 (via ft.com)
The Treasury says it is removing a tax loophole that allows Channel Islands-based firms to ship goods VAT-free to the UK.
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BBCPolitics on 9th Nov 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
A cash-strapped police force has been hit with a large backdated pay bill because of a loophole forcing it to pay staff for hours they did not work.
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Telegraph on 4th Nov 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Migrants wanting British citizenship must finally learn about the country's proud history after David Cameron yesterday pledged to close a farcical loophole.
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Telegraph on 11th Oct 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Today’s papers resound to the news that Theresa May is resisting Liberal Democrat opposition to close the loophole over the “right to family life”, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This change, it is argued, will ensure that foreign criminals are deported, so that the courts protect, as David Cameron put it, “the United Kingdom”. The announc...
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Spectator on 4th Oct 2011 (via spectator.co.uk)