Boris says national security adviser to probe sale of Welsh microchip maker to Chinese-owned firm

Boris Johnson U-turns to confirm national security adviser WILL probe sale of UK microchip maker Newport Wafer Fab to Chinese firm Nexperia – but urges nation not to succumb to ‘anti-China spirit’ saying it would be ‘economically foolhardy’ The PM confirmed Sir Stephen Lovegrove will examine the £63million deal  Netherlands-based Nexperia owned by Chinese electronics … Read more

Deliveroo cuts ties with key adviser after float flop

Deliveroo cuts ties with key adviser Finsbury Glover Hering after float flop Finsbury Glover Hering is a PR firm run by Remain campaigner Roland Rudd Sources said FGH’s contract for the initial public offering had concluded  Tulchan, a PR firm run by former Tory party chairman Lord Feldman of Elstree, will take on the financial … Read more

White House adviser says any American undecided about getting vaccinated should ‘look at India’ 

Any American who is undecided about receiving the coronavirus vaccine should ‘look at India,’ a Biden administration official said on Wednesday. Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, said the general public should compare the downward trends in the U.S. to the spikes seen in the Asian country. While India recorded its highest … Read more

Boris Johnson’s former adviser calls for second Scottish referendum to be ‘banned until 2034’

Boris Johnson’s former top adviser on the Union calls for a second Scottish referendum to be ‘banned until 2034’ under new legislation Former-Tory MP Luke Graham said new law on referendums should be passed Would mean votes can only be held after 20 years have passed since the last one Another IndyRef would not be until … Read more

Coronavirus: Life in UK will ‘feel a lot more normal by the summer’, says SAGE adviser Neil Ferguson

Professor Ferguson, known as ‘Professor Lockdown’ because his warnings of a huge death toll in the first wave led Boris Johnson to lock down the country, said the ratio of cases to hospital admissions would be much lower next time around Even Professor Neil Ferguson is now optimistic that vaccines will squash the UK’s third … Read more

Coronavirus: Life in UK will ‘feel a lot more normal by the summer’, says SAGE adviser Neil Ferguson

Even Professor Neil Ferguson is now optimistic that vaccines will squash the UK’s third wave of Covid and life in Britain will ‘feel a lot more normal by the summer’. The SAGE adviser and Imperial College London epidemiologist, whose sobering death toll predictions led Britain into its first lockdown last year, said today that he expects the … Read more

Biden’s adviser pushes ‘global minimum tax’ to keep U.S. competitive after vow to raise rates 

Joe Biden’s economic adviser pushed Sunday for a ‘global minimum tax’ for corporations in order to close loopholes in companies relocating overseas to circumvent rate hikes in the U.S. ‘The idea is to make sure that corporations are paying their fair share,’ Council of Economic Advisers chair Cecilia Rouse told ‘Fox News Sunday.’ ‘To button … Read more

Biden’s adviser pushes ‘global minimum tax’ to keep U.S. competitive after vow to raise rates 

Joe Biden’s economic adviser pushed Sunday for a ‘global minimum tax’ for corporations in order to close loopholes in companies relocating overseas to circumvent rate hikes in the U.S. ‘The idea is to make sure that corporations are paying their fair share,’ Council of Economic Advisers chair Cecilia Rouse told ‘Fox News Sunday.’ ‘To button … Read more

Boris drafts in Lord Geidt as new ministerial sleaze adviser

Boris Johnson today drafted in the Queen’s former private secretary as his new ministerial sleaze adviser – with his first job being to probe the funding of the No11 flat refurbishment.  Lord Geidt, a crossbencher who held the key role with the monarch for a decade before standing down in 2017, has been appointed as … Read more