Boris Johnson puts deadline on trade talks with the EU but insists No Deal would be ‘good outcome’ 

Boris Johnson today warns Brussels that he will walk away from trade talks in five weeks unless the EU ‘rethinks’ its demands. In a toughly worded ultimatum, the Prime Minister says there is ‘no sense’ in allowing faltering trade talks to continue beyond October 15, when EU leaders are due to hold a major summit … Read more

Boris Johnson puts deadline on trade talks with the EU but insists No Deal would be ‘good outcome’ 

Boris Johnson today warns Brussels that he will walk away from trade talks in five weeks unless the EU ‘rethinks’ its demands. In a toughly-worded ultimatum, the Prime Minister says there is ‘no sense’ in allowing faltering trade talks to continue beyond October 15, when EU leaders are due to hold a major summit in … Read more

Ministers urged to extend business grant deadline

Government being urged to change rules on business support grants before schemes are closed at the end of week By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 22 August 2020 The Government is being urged to change the rules on business support grants before the schemes … Read more

Britons flooded back from France in a bid to beat the quarantine deadline

Families made a last-minute dash across the Channel last night ahead of the 4am cut-off this morning when France was added to the UK’s quarantine list. From 4am onwards, all those arriving from France must quarantine for 14 days after the country reported a spike in coronavirus cases. The 11th-hour move sparked chaos for an estimated … Read more

Couple who paid nearly £1,000 to beat quarantine deadline are among thousands forced to flee France

A British couple who paid £1,000 for business class Eurostar seats and a family who drove for 12 hours are the among thousands forced to flee France and get home before 4am tomorrow when the country is added to the UK quarantine list.  The holidays of up to 500,000 Britons have been ruined by the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon ‘insisted on early deadline for France quarantine’

British holidaymakers voiced fury at the timing of the France quarantine move today amid claims Nicola Sturgeon demanded the cut-off was brought forward. The new rules on isolating for 14 days will take effect for anyone who arrives in the UK from 4am tomorrow, sparking a desperate stamped to get home by thousands of British … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon ‘insisted on early deadline for France quarantine’

British holidaymakers voiced fury at the timing of the France quarantine move today amid claims Nicola Sturgeon demanded the cut-off was brought forward. The new rules on isolating for 14 days will take effect for anyone who arrives in the UK from 4am tomorrow, sparking a desperate stamped to get home by thousands of British … Read more

Government extends the Help to Buy build deadline beyond December

Aspiring homeowners thrown a lifeline as Government extends the Help to Buy build deadline beyond December New builds will now have to be finished by February to be eligible for the scheme This pushes the deadline back by two months, giving house builders more time The move comes as coronavirus hampers construction delivery times By … Read more