black hole

The government has said the move was necessary in order to address what it has called a financial "black hole" it inherited from the Conservatives.

But the Conservatives claimed Labour had left a "black hole" in council finances.

The night is always supposedly darkest before the dawn — and activists are now staring at a black hole seemingly larger than what they faced in 1994.

Sheringham Little Theatre said it faced a “black hole” in its finances following last week’s Budget, because of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions.

The government published a breakdown of how it had got from the Treasury's £9.5bn shortfall in February to the £22bn "black hole".