McVey preparing to 'kill off' government dashboard support - reports
Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey may end the government's involvement in the pensions dashboard project, according to reports.
She believes the project should be provided by the private sector and is seeking to ditch state efforts when the parliamentary summer recess begins, The Times reported. According to the newspaper's...
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