Tory leadership: Truss set to attack Sunak as soft on China July 24, 2022 Liz Truss’ campaign team is reportedly set to paint Rishi Sunak as soft on China and national security as she tries to win over Tory members. Truss, who is foreign secretary, has framed herself as a foreign policy hawk in the early parts of the campaign and talked up her efforts in helping place sanctions [...]
Sunak and Truss try to outdo each other on refugee policy July 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss vied with each other last night to be tougher on immigration policy in a bid to win over the right of the Tory party in the leadership race. Sunak vowed in The Sunday Telegraph to introduce a cap on the amount of refugees the UK takes in every year that [...]
Sunak ‘the underdog’ hits out at ‘forces that be’ backing Truss July 23, 2022 Rishi Sunak has labelled himself as the “underdog” in the Tory leadership race, hitting out at the “forces that be” backing rival Liz Truss. “The forces that be want this to be a coronation for the other candidate,” the former Chancellor said during a speech in Grantham. “But I think members want a choice and [...]
Liz Truss promises post-Brexit bonfire of EU rules that hinder UK growth July 22, 2022 Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss has vowed to seize the opportunities posed by Brexit by scrapping EU regulations that hinder the UK’s growth. The Conservative MP said that if she becomes prime minister, she will scrap any EU rules that hinder investment or fail to support growth in the UK economy by 2023. If Truss [...]
UK’s private healthcare market booms as NHS case backlog hits record levels July 22, 2022 A surge in people choosing to pay for surgeries out of their own pockets has seen overall activity in the UK’s private healthcare sector bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. More than 250,000 British people opted to pay for private healthcare themselves in 2021, instead of using the NHS, in a shift that has offset a [...]
Ukraine grain crisis set to end with Turkey facilitating Kyiv-Moscow deal July 22, 2022 The global grain crisis caused by Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports is set to end when the two countries sign a deal today facilitated by Turkey. Kyiv and Moscow will reportedly agree to allow the export of grain through Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, spurring hopes that the shortage of supply will end and prices will [...]
Hawkish policy on investments in British tech to only tighten, says Alphawave boss July 22, 2022 The government’s hawkish policy on foreign investments in British technology is only going to tighten, the boss of chip maker Alphawave has told City A.M. Computer chip manufacturers have fallen under increasing scrutiny in recent months. The potential takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, which is owned by a Chinese state-backed company, has raised eyebrows in [...]
Truss or Sunak will need to deliver ‘shot in the arm’ of UK economy July 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will need to deliver a “shot in the economic arm” of the country to lift Brits’ confidence out of the doldrums after one of them wins the Conservative leadership race, two closely watched surveys published today reveal. Scorching inflation, the highest interest rates in 13 years and tax hikes have [...]
Tory leadership race: New poll gives Truss big lead over Sunak July 21, 2022 Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss duelled over their tax plans today as a new poll gave the foreign secretary a commanding lead in the Tory leadership race. A YouGov poll of Tory members put Truss on 62 per cent and Sunak on 38 per cent on the first day of a six-week campaign to become [...]
UK risks moving backwards in science amid government turmoil, say industry leaders July 21, 2022 The government’s pledge to make the UK a science superpower by 2030 is in “disarray”, after the minister responsible resigned earlier this month. Science minister George Freeman exited his position on 7 July, amid a rebellion against prime minister Boris Johnson. Andrew Catchpole, chief scientific officer at London-listed Open Orphan, which ran tests on Covid-19 [...]