Hospitality firms blast government migration plans for ‘shrinking talent pool’ December 5, 2023 The UK’s hospitality industry has warned that government plans to cut the levels of legal migration into the country will compound the existing labour shortage in the sector.
Labour has no plans to change pensions triple lock, Kendall says December 5, 2023 Labour has “no plans” to change the pensions triple lock, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said.
Business groups slam government’s ‘politics over economics’ migration plans December 5, 2023 Salary thresholds for skilled worker will be increased to £38,700, under new plans to cut the levels of legal migration into the UK, ministers have confirmed.
COP28: Rishi Sunak unveils ‘massive’ £11bn deal for UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm December 1, 2023 A “massive” deal has been struck between energy firms RWE and Masdar to invest up to £11bn in the UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm, Rishi Sunak has said.
COP28: Sunak says ‘crucial’ Rwanda scheme ‘will save us billions’ in long-term December 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak has said the Rwanda deportation plan is a “crucial” policy and “will literally save us billions in the long-run”.
More than half of London’s bank branches have shut since 2015 December 1, 2023 The capital has seen 745 branches - or 58 per cent - close down in the past eight years, data from Which.co.uk revealed.
COP28: Net zero may need City to mobilise ‘trillions of pounds’, Rishi Sunak says December 1, 2023 Transitioning to net zero won’t happen “without mobilising hundreds of billions, if not trillions of pounds” of public and private investment, Rishi Sunak said on route to COP28.
COP28: Labour pledge to ‘make UK world’s green finance capital’ November 30, 2023 Labour would boost global investment by making Britain the green finance capital of the world, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Dominic Cummings created ‘culture of fear’ in No10, Matt Hancock tells Covid inquiry November 30, 2023 Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in government that undermined the pandemic response, as he defended his record at the Covid-19 inquiry.
Alistair Darling dies aged 70: Heartfelt tributes paid to ‘one of the great chancellors’ November 30, 2023 Former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling has died aged 70, his family have confirmed.