Rishi Sunak’s £9bn Job Retention Scheme won’t save jobs because there’s ‘little incentive’ to pay the wages of staff not in work, an influential think-tank has warned. Business bosses have today stuck the boot into the Chancellor’s much-trumpeted plan to keep people in work, while the chief executive of Next suggested Britain’s economy risks ‘becoming … Read more
‘We must live without fear’: Was Rishi Sunak’s parting comment a dig at cautious Boris Johnson? Westminster insiders question why PM was posing in a police car instead of at Chancellor’s side in Commons Chancellor unveiled the successor to the furlough scheme in Commons at noon But at the time PM was 70 miles away … Read more
The horrifying cost of Boris Johnson’s six-month Covid clampdown was dramatically laid bare last night. Business chiefs and hospitality groups issued a string of dire warnings over the impact of the restrictions, saying millions of jobs were now on the line. They said the Prime Minister’s U-turn on his ‘get back to work’ message could … Read more
The horrifying cost of Boris Johnson’s six-month Covid clampdown was dramatically laid bare last night. Business chiefs and hospitality groups issued a string of dire warnings over the impact of the restrictions, saying millions of jobs were now on the line. They said the Prime Minister’s U-turn on his ‘get back to work’ message could … Read more
Government’s law officer for Scotland Lord Keen resigns over Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal Lord Keen of Elie serves as the Government’s Advocate General for Scotland He offered his resignation to Boris Johnson this morning over PM’s Brexit plans Downing Street announced this afternoon Lord Keen had left … Read more
Britons’ appetite for dining out is undaunted by end of Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Tripadvisor search data shows Tripadvisor has analysed the volume of UK users searching for places to eat In the first two weeks of September, searches were in line with 2019 demand Searches were also up 38% compared to July and … Read more
Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’. The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy. He was flanked by … Read more
Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’. The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy. He was flanked by … Read more
The UK Government is investing £1.3billion in a French company’s vaccine factory in Scotland in the hope it will produce a working jab against Covid-19. Valneva, which is one of at least seven companies to have sold orders of its vaccine to Britain, will manufacture the jab at a facility in Livingston, Scotland, if it … Read more
The Government’s failure to meet conservation targets has resulted in British wildlife suffering a ‘lost decade’, with many species close to extinction, the RSPB warned. Not enough investment has been made to protect nature, the charity said, while the UK was not meeting international goals for protecting land and sea habitats. Analysis from the UK … Read more