Keir Starmer should publish Sue Gray WhatsApps, Tories say, amid pro-Labour poll March 5, 2023 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should publish any WhatsApp messages with Sue Gray ahead of her becoming his chief of staff, a Conservative minister has said. Starmer should publish his messages with the civil servant and partygate investigator to clear up questions about her move to the senior role, the Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris [...]
Starmer vows Labour will ‘fight election on economic growth’ in glitter-hit speech October 10, 2023 Starmer said Labour would “champion the need for a competitive tax regime” and the party recognises that “private enterprise is the only way this country pays its way in the world”.
UK risks dropping green energy lead by failing to respond to Biden’s $400bn package, Johnson Matthey chief warns May 10, 2023 The head of one of Britain’s largest manufacturers has warned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that he risks squandering the country’s lead in clean energy production by failing to respond to US President Joe Biden’s $400bn (£317bn) green stimulus package. Liam Condon, chief executive of Johnson Matthey, told Sky News it has intellectual property which could [...]
Rishi Sunak ‘not persuaded’ to underwrite 100 per cent of coronavirus loans April 20, 2020 Rishi Sunak has said he is “not persuaded” that the government should underwrite 100 per cent of all loans in the coronavirus business loan schemes. Speaking at today’s daily press conference, Sunak said: “I’m not persuaded moving to a 100 per cent guarantee is the right thing to do.” The coronavirus business interruption loan scheme [...]
Children’s Parliament discusses the metaverse and online protection April 21, 2023 Online protection was the main topic of discussion in the House of Lords at this week's meeting of the Children’s Parliament APPG.
Shell profits fuel calls for windfall tax: Record results come days after BP bumper earnings May 5, 2022 Shell has further fuelled demands for a windfall tax on the sector as it revealed record first-quarter profits thanks to soaring oil and gas prices, just days after bumper earnings from rival BP. The oil giant posted better-than-expected underlying earnings for the first three months of 2022, at £7.2bn – nearly three times the £2.5bn [...]
Arm deals blow to UK tech industry by rejecting London listing for a NASDAQ flotation March 3, 2023 Cambridge-based technology firm Arm said it will pursue a US-only stock market listing this year, dealing a blow to the UK markets. The plans from the company, owned by Japanese investment giant SoftBank, come despite heavy lobbying by successive prime ministers and cabinet members. In January, Rishi Sunak reportedly restarted talks with SoftBank to persuade [...]
Rishi Sunak considers cutting furlough pay to 60 per cent of wages May 5, 2020 As part of a review of the job retention scheme, the government is reportedly considering cutting the 80 per cent wage subsidy to 60 per cent for furloughed staff. The job retention scheme sees the government pay 80 per cent of wages, up to £2,500 a month, to 6.3m furloughed workers. However, chancellor Rishi Sunak [...]
‘It’s not uncommon’: Minister defends £15,000 taxpayer payout to settle Donelan libel claim March 6, 2024 A minister has defended a £15,000 payout of taxpayer money to settle a libel case after tech secretary Michelle Donelan falsely accused two academics of "sharing extremist views" and one of supporting Hamas.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 6, 2024 Asian markets falter with China stocks leading the decline, while bitcoin retreats from record highs. Apple's iPhone sales in China drop sharply. Attention shifts to the UK's Spring budget and Fed Chair Powell's testimony.