Government accused of ‘messy’ decision making in £63m Newport Wafer sale August 8, 2022 British and Welsh government have been accused of being a “mess” in deciding on the sale of the UK’s largest chipmaker, Newport Wafer Fab. Both governments missed the chance to halt the £63m sale of Newport Wafer to Chinese-owned Nexperia in 2021. The National Security and Investment law, introduced in January, sought to give minister [...]
UK drafting plans to ‘significantly’ boost overseas recruits in NHS August 8, 2022 The UK government is drafting plans to “significantly” boost the number of overseas staff in the NHS to avert a winter crisis, according to the health secretary today. In a bid to combat worsening delays in the NHS, health secretary Steve Barclay told the Telegraph: “I have been working at pace over recent weeks to [...]
Number 10: Johnson will not outline a cost of living package this summer August 8, 2022 Number 10 has confirmed that Boris Johnson will not be announcing an emergency package of measures to help Brits being squeezed by the worsening cost of living crisis. Johnson’s official spokesman today said “it will be for a future Prime Minister to decide whether … measures are required”. It comes after former Prime Minister Gordon [...]
Sitting on cash pile: Only half of all councils in England use £1.5bn pandemic fund with thousands of companies missing out August 8, 2022 Only half of all councils in England have started making payments to Covid-hit firms from a £1.5bn support package, almost 18 months after it was first launched. Real estate experts have said it is “too little too late” and could mean thousands of companies miss out on almost £700m of available funding. In March 2021, [...]
Sunak says Truss’ cost of living plan ‘won’t touch the sides’ August 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak has launched a fresh attack on leadership rival Liz Truss, saying today that her plan to make tax cuts next month won’t “touch the sides” for families facing a worsening cost of living crisis. Sunak said “bolder action” was required to “protect people from the worst of the winter” amid fresh predictions energy [...]
Apple asks Taiwan suppliers to label products as ‘Made in China’ August 8, 2022 Apple yesterday asked Taiwan-based suppliers to use the ‘made in China’ label, as the firm reportedly wants products to comply with Bejing rule in a bid to avoid disruption from Chinese customs inspections. According to Nikkei, the company wants manufacturers on the island to label components bound for China as made in “Chinese Taipei” or [...]
WATCH: ‘No-nonsense Iron Lady’ Martha Karua vies to become Kenya’s first female deputy president August 8, 2022 Kenya’s much-anticipated presidential election – taking place tomorrow – could usher in the country’s first-ever female deputy president. However, rising star Martha Karua says she’s is more focused on the issues that matter than any political office. Karua, a long-standing member of parliament and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, as well as [...]
Truss hasn’t ruled out emergency cash payments, says ally Penny Mordaunt August 7, 2022 Liz Truss has not ruled out giving Brits cash payments later this year to combat the cost of living crunch, Penny Mordaunt has said. The senior Truss ally, and fallen leadership contender, today said that people had been “overinterpreting” comments made by the foreign secretary this weekend about her policy plans. Truss told the Financial [...]
Environment secretary calls for widespread hosepipe bans August 7, 2022 More widespread hosepipe bans should be enforced by water firms across England as fears grow about a potential drought in the South, according to the UK’s environment secretary. George Eustice today said it was “right” firms had already taken action and introduced water restrictions, while calling for further interventions. Last month was the driest July [...]
Gordon Brown says UK needs emergency budget to combat ‘financial timebomb’ August 7, 2022 The government needs to set an emergency budget or millions of Brits will face “a winter of dire poverty”, according to Gordon Brown. The former Prime Minister today said families are facing a “financial timebomb” in October as inflation continues to climb and Ofgem prepares to lift the energy price cap again. There are fresh [...]