Rishi Sunak insists Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at election time January 22, 2024 Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at the time of the general election, and is doing a “fantastic job”, Rishi Sunak has insisted.
Rachel Reeves to promise Treasury reform as Labour party promises ‘new chapter’ for Britain March 19, 2024 Labour’s Rachel Reeves will unveil plans for a “new chapter” for Britain’s economy alongside reform to the Treasury as she delivers the prestigious Mais lecture.
Sunak set to delay decision on UK rejoining Horizon July 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak is expected to delay making a decision on whether the UK should rejoin the EU’s Horizon science funding programme until after the summer break, it has been reported. The prime minister will not announce whether British researchers will have access to the €95.5bn programme until the autumn,the Financial Times (FT) reported. A government [...]
Labour must partner with businesses in the impact economy July 2, 2024 Forging a strategic partnership between Government and the impact economy is essential to mobilising the resources, expertise, and innovation to drive transformative progress across Labour’s five missions, Says Stephen Timms With the economy in poor shape and government funding in short supply, an incoming Labour Government will need to be imaginative in lining up other [...]
Tourist tax: Battersea Power Station boss urges UK to scrap levy September 3, 2023 The government is under more pressure to scrap the so-called tourist tax, after fresh criticism from the boss of Battersea Power Station.
Some honesty could spice up CEO meetings with Number 10 July 18, 2023 To listen to Downing Street, today’s meeting of the great and good of the British corporate world in Number 10 – as part of the “business council” – is part of a groundbreaking relationship between private sector and policymakers. It would be churlish to critique anything that brings our business leaders closer to government, but [...]
Rolls-Royce taps funding for nuclear-powered space missions April 8, 2024 Rolls Royce is among the beneficiaries of a fresh funding round from the UK Space Agency to develop cutting-edge space technologies.
Spreadsheet Sunak won’t win an election if he can’t meet his own scorecards July 6, 2023 From stopping the boats to driving down inflation and cutting NHS waiting lists, Sunak has failed to meet his own targets and voters won’t keep believing him writes John Oxley
Tories and Labour increasingly believe going green won’t win votes March 12, 2024 Tory plans to back gas power stations and Labour's decision to scale back its £28bn green pledge suggest both parties increasingly believe going big on green initiatives won't win them votes at the next election.
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP March 11, 2024 Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP, in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election.