Boris Johnson breathing ‘without assistance’ in intensive care April 7, 2020 Boris Johnson has not required respiratory support in hospital and is breathing without any other assistance. A Number 10 official spokesman said today that the Prime Minister “has not required mechanical ventilation or non invasive respiratory support”, after being sent to intensive care last night and was in a stable condition. The spokesman said Johnson [...]
More than 1m hospitality jobs at risk without extra government support, industry warns April 23, 2020 More than 1m hospitality jobs could be lost if coronavirus social distancing measures are extended without extra government support for the sector, the industry has warned. UK Hospitality has written to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove to urge for more support for the country’s pubs, bars and restaurants amid concerns that social distancing measures could [...]
Brexit: Minister says there is no point in an ’11th hour’ UK-EU trade deal June 9, 2020 Cabinet Office minister Penny Mordaunt has told MPs that there is no point doing an “11th hour” Brexit trade deal and that the EU needs to speed up negotiations. Mordaunt – who was stepping in for defacto Brexit minister Michael Gove in the House of Commons today – said that businesses needed enough time to [...]
UK pubs face permanent closure without extra support, industry warns April 20, 2020 Thousands of UK pubs could struggle to survive the coronavirus lockdown without additional financial support, the industry has warned after the government indicated that the sector could be among the last to see restrictions lifted. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to announce extra support for the industry amid [...]
Boris Johnson targets Brexit trade talks with von der Leyen to agree summer deal June 2, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to hold Brexit trade talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in June, it is reported, with hopes of securing a deal before autumn, it is reported. “We need a broad agreement in place by the summer,” an unnamed UK official was quoted as saying by the [...]
Downing Street to publish draft FTA before second round of trade talks March 9, 2020 Downing Street is planning to publish draft legal texts including a free trade agreement ahead of the second round of trade talks with the EU, government revealed today. Boris Johnson’s sherpa David Frost met with his counterpart Michel Barnier last week for the first round of talks, with both sides agreeing there were significant differences, [...]
McLaren joins industrial push to manufacture 10,000 ventilators March 29, 2020 Supercar maker McLaren is one of a number of firms who have joined forces in a bid to massively increase the production of ventilators to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Ventilator Challenge UK, as the consortium is known, comprises some of the UK’s largest industrial groups, bringing together companies such as BAE [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for extension to Brexit transition period June 1, 2020 Sadiq Khan has called for an extension to the 31 December deadline for Brexit trade talks between the UK and EU as the two sides meet for the latest negotiating round today. The mayor of London wrote today to chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, the minister responsible for the talks, to say [...]
Exclusive: UK unhappy with treatment from EU in Airbus-Boeing dispute June 29, 2020 Trade secretary Liz Truss has complained to the EU Commission that the UK is being unfairly represented by Brussels in a long-running trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus. EU sources told City A.M. that Truss set up meetings with high-level figures from the Commission to complain that the other three European countries involved in the [...]
Puma scraps coronavirus guidance as outbreak spreads March 11, 2020 German sportswear giant Puma scrapped previous coronavirus guidance this morning, saying that its business will not return to normal in the short term. Puma had previously said it expected sales and profits to decline in the first quarter after it was forced to temporarily close stores in China, where the outbreak began. However, today the [...]