Lunaz: Majority of jobs lost at David Beckham-backed electric vehicle company March 28, 2024 The majority of jobs have been lost at Lunaz, the electric vehicle company backed by David Beckham, after it entered administration, it has been confirmed.
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
Sunak says UK-China dialogue needed to solve ‘global challenges’ November 15, 2022 Rishi Sunak has said the UK and China need to stay in dialogue to solve “big, global challenges” in a backdown from his hawkish stance during the Tory leadership contest. The Prime Minister today said China was a “systemic challenge both to our values and our interests” and the “biggest threat to our economic security”, [...]
City sounds alarm over Starmer’s ‘painful’ Budget warning August 28, 2024 City figures have sounded the alarm over the Prime Minister’s warning of a “painful” Budget this autumn, urging him not to “punish risk takers” and warning against “taxing wealth creators”. Sir Keir Starmer delivered his first major address from the No10 Rose Garden on Tuesday as he cautioned that the state of the public finances [...]
Queen’s funeral: Joe Biden and other leaders arrive at Westminster Abbey September 19, 2022 US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden have arrived at Westminster Abbey to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The US President arrived at the Abbey surrounded by a heavy police detail at just after 10am – an hour before the Queen’s began. The Bidens were greeted by the Very [...]
If Truss makes it to the top job, she’ll need a different tune to unite the party August 30, 2022 We are almost there. Only a week now remains of what has seemed an endless battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party. The result will be announced on the fifth of September and the winner will then become prime minister and begin to form an administration. At the moment, the received wisdom is that [...]
Putin blames Ukraine and the West for starting war ahead of one year mark February 21, 2023 Vladimir Putin has blamed Ukraine and the West for starting the war in an address to the Russian parliament ahead of the one year anniversary of the conflict. The Russian president referred to the “war” in Ukraine for the first time during his State of the Nation speech, after previously only referring to it as [...]
Who owns Manchester City now? How much did Sheikh Mansour pay Thaksin Shinawatra in 2008? November 28, 2023 All you need to know about the ownership of Manchester City.
Tory leadership race: Knives are out as Johnson backs ‘anyone but Rishi’ while Mordaunt and Truss scrap for support July 15, 2022 Knives are out in the final stages of the Conservative leadership contest, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson backing “anyone but Rishi” and eliminated candidates nailing their colours to the mast. While the Prime Minister has refused to back any one candidate, a source told the Times “the whole No 10 team hates Rishi” because he [...]
Sunak appoints unity Cabinet as Hunt stays and Braverman returns October 25, 2022 Jeremy Hunt will remain as chancellor under Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister picked a top team which finely balanced the different wings of the Tory party. Hunt is expected to deliver the planned Halloween fiscal statement next Monday, which is set to include a series of tax hikes and spending cuts. Close Boris [...]