Post Office told the government it would oppose appeals of Horizon scandal victims January 25, 2024 The Post Office told the Government it would oppose appeals of half of the convicted sub-postmasters, days before PM announced a new law to exonerate victims. It was revealed by the Financial Times that ministers were privately told by the Post Office that they believed that in 333 cases, non-Horizon evidence supported the convictions. The [...]
The traditional financial system is broken – Bitcoin fixes this October 3, 2023 In an era of fiscal uncertainty, the need for sound money, like Bitcoin, becomes ever more critical, says Susie Violet Ward.
Raab: Number of no confidence letters submitted “pretty far off” 54 needed to trigger Boris vote June 1, 2022 Press Association The Deputy Prime Minister has said he believes the number of letters which have been submitted to Sir Graham Brady is “pretty far off” the required amount needed to trigger a confidence vote. Speaking to Times Radio, Dominic Raab said: “First of all, you said that there were 30 MPs who have been [...]
Conservatives heading for triple by-election loss, bookies predict July 18, 2023 The Conservatives are tipped for a triple by-election loss this week as they prepare to do battle in three Tory seats, bookies have predicted. Voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome will head to the polls this Thursday to select new MPs. Ballots are expected to be an electoral [...]
Business secretary ‘not worried’ about riots putting off foreign investors August 11, 2024 Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said he is “not worried” about the potential effect of days of rioting on foreign investment in the UK as the Government seeks to secure economic growth.
‘Open for business’: Top US finance chiefs to attend UK investment summit August 6, 2024 The first US CEOs have confirmed they will attend the UK government’s international investment summit this autumn.
Sunak failed to hand over pandemic WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry – reports October 3, 2023 Rishi Sunak has told the Covid-19 inquiry that he is unable to provide WhatsApp messages from his time as Chancellor during the pandemic because he failed to back them up, it has been reported. The Prime Minister wrote in his witness statement that he does “not have access” to the messages because he changed his [...]
Britain eyes Gulf and India for new free trade deals July 29, 2024 Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said his teams would be entering negotiating rooms "as soon as possible."
London and Tokyo can tell a tale of two cities connecting national financial centres January 30, 2023 London and Tokyo are tight in a strong bond centred around financial services. The UK and Japan are close allies, and can only become closer if we invest in this financial partnership, writes Nicholas Lyons
Piers Morgan speaks out over Roald Dahl books being edited February 22, 2023 Piers Morgan has spoken out about how the Roald Dahl books have been edited to bring the language in line with the modern day. Characters like Augustus Gloop have been referred to as “enormous” rather than “fat” in new editions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Matilda and The Twits have also been edited [...]