Tory backbencher calls on government to close ‘loopholes’ letting London firms work for the Kremlin April 11, 2022 Tory backbencher Kevin Hollinrake has called on the government to close the “loopholes” that have allowed UK professional services firms to continue carrying out bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of the Russian state. In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the Conservative party MP accused accountancy giant Grant Thornton, litigation funder Harbour, and London law firm CMS [...]
Energy Bill: Government commits to renewable ramp up but lacks plan for cost-of-living crisis May 10, 2022 Industry commentators have responded to the inclusion of the Energy Security Bill in the Queen's Speech, and the lack of support for households.
Publishers dodge ‘bankruptcy for reporting the truth’ as government axes Section 40 court fees for press May 10, 2022 The government is set to repeal a crippling legal provision that pushes newspapers to pay both sides of court costs for defamation and privacy regardless of whether it wins or loses them.
Government appoints Hitatchi CEO as National Nuclear Laboratory chair January 11, 2022 The government has appointed the boss of Hitatchi Energy as the new chair of the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). Ian Funnell will succeed current chair and boardroom veteran Sir Andrew Mathews in the top position. Business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Ian is ideally suited to provide the leadership to build the NNL’s capabilities and deliver on [...]
NAO: Crown Court so backlogged that targets are no longer achievable May 24, 2024 The Crown Court backlog is now at its highest on record resulting in the National Audit Office making clear that the Government's targets to cut are no longer achievable
City watchdogs ordered to go for growth by government November 9, 2021 The government will task financial regulators with boosting the City’s competitiveness as part of a push to secure the UK’s status as a leading financial hub. In a sweeping set of reforms launched yesterday designed to overhaul the regulatory regime shaping the City, the government said regulators would be given a further objective to “facilitate [...]
MPs call on government to reverse plans to force landlords to pay for cladding remediations March 11, 2022 Cross-party MPs have criticised the government’s building safety policies as “piecemeal measures”. A proposed cap for fixing building defects that are not cladding should be scrapped, a report from the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has concluded today. The report was a response to policies set out by housing secretary Michael Gove earlier [...]
UK Government funds HGV skills bootcamps to tackle shortages January 10, 2022 The UK Government has invested £34.5m in ‘skills bootcamps’ to tackle the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers. The highest in the last eight years combined, the funding will help companies train around 11,000 new drivers, as the cost amounts to around £4,000 for each, the Financial Times reported. “This money is incredibly welcome,” Sally Gilson, [...]
Government’s ‘human error over many years’ to blame for UK pensioners underpaid by £1bn September 22, 2021 An investigation by the UK’s spending watchdog has found that “repeated human errors over many years” were to blame for the fact the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) underpaid 134,000 pensioners over £1 billion in state pension. According to the National Audit Office (NAO), these errors occurred due to complex state pension rules, outdated [...]
CBI calls for more government help for businesses and consumers to pay energy bills March 10, 2022 The government must provide more direct support for businesses and consumers dealing with a coming surge in energy prices after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the UK’s top business bodies has said. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today urged the government to “support energy intensive industries that lie at the heart of [...]