Rees-Mogg hints government will merge financial services regulators October 2, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg has hinted the government will merge the UK’s financial services regulators, after the Prime Minister’s team spoke about the move during summer. It was reported during the Tory leadership contest that Truss wanted to roll the Financial Conduct Authority, the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority and Payment Systems Regulator into one body. [...]
Renewable body urges rollout of wind power to lower household bills October 26, 2022 Industry group Renewable UK is urging the Government to accelerate the roll-out of wind power to avoid future gas crises for consumers.
The DUP lives rent free in Sunak’s mind and our collective political memory February 27, 2023 How the DUP have carved out an outsized place in the post-Brexit political zeitgeist.
Election leaves litigation funding Bill in limbo. What’s next for the multi-billion pound industry? May 29, 2024 After a huge push from the funding industry to introduce a new law on litigation funding, the PM called on a snap election which now puts it into limbo
Liz Truss: I will lead Tories to next election October 18, 2022 Prime minister Liz Truss insisted she will lead the Tories into the next election, during a tense interview on the BBC last night. The embattled PM apologised for mistakes saying her tenure “hasn’t been perfect,” but she had “fixed” errors. This comes amid reports of Conservative plotting to replace her, following yesterday’s swathe of U-turns [...]
Economists warn UK to face blackouts under Liz Truss energy plan September 8, 2022 Economists today warned prime minister Liz Truss’s decision to freeze energy bills for everyone in the UK at £2,500 raises the risk of blackouts. Experts at the economic think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said energy supplies may run dry due to the government propping up energy spending. “Households, businesses or governments… will [...]
Andrew Griffith reappointed as City minister by Sunak October 27, 2022 Andrew Griffith has today been reappointed as City minister as a part of Rishi Sunak’s latest tranche of frontbench appointments. Griffith, a close Boris Johnson ally, retains the portfolio as a part of his role as economic secretary to the Treasury – a junior ministerial role in the department. The former Sky executive had been [...]
Dominic Raab: Johnson not losing his grip and is ‘on great form’ November 24, 2021 Dominic Raab has been forced to insist Boris Johnson is not losing his grip on the Tory party and that he is “on great form”, after being widely criticised for a bizarre speech at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) this week. The deputy prime minister and justice secretary said Johnson’s speech at the CBI, [...]
Getty boss warns Sunak against ‘risky’ trade-off between AI and UK creative industries January 15, 2024 Sunak must decide whether to bet big on AI at the expense of the UK's creative industries, the chief of Getty Images has said.
UK’s second lockdown was based on ‘wildly incorrect’ Covid-19 modelling, MPs told January 19, 2022 The prime minister imposed the UK’s second lockdown based on “wildly incorrect” Covid-19 modelling which was leaked to the press, MPs have heard. The model, from Cambridge University and Public Health England (PHE) warned of 4,000 deaths a day by the end of December. Deputy chairman of the Covid-19 recovery group, Steve Baker advised Boris [...]