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Boris Johnson urges businesses to speed up Brexit preparations October 18, 2020 Boris Johnson will speak to business leaders this week to urge them to ramp up preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU single market and customs union next year as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit begins to look more likely. HM Revenue and Customs will contact 200,00 traders who deal with the EU [...]
Tech Nation taps Boris Johnson’s brother to join board October 18, 2020 Tech Nation has hired Boris Johnson’s brother to join its board, becoming the entrepreneur body’s fifth new director in recent weeks. Jo Johnson, who was handed a peerage in July, will become a non-executive director at the government-funded organisation. Tech Nation chair Stephen Kelly said: “I’m pleased to welcome Jo Johnson onto the Tech Nation [...]
Boris Johnson delaying choice on Covid lockdown as rapid testing nears October 18, 2020 Boris Johnson is reportedly delaying any decision on a national lockdown in the hope that new rapid turnaround Covid tests can be deployed before the end of the year. Johnson said last week that 1m “swab in the gob” tests, that give a result in 15 minutes, could be used every day by the end [...]
Tony Blair accused of breaching Covid restrictions after not quarantining October 18, 2020 Tony Blair has been accused of breaking the UK’s Covid restrictions, after being seen out at a restaurant when he should have been quarantining. Photos have emerged today in the Sunday Telegraph of the former prime minister leaving a restaurant in Mayfair last month just 10 days after arriving back from the US. He had [...]
Retail mogul Mike Ashley makes fresh bid for Debenhams October 18, 2020 Sport Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has reportedly made a fresh bid for Debenhams, reviving his long-standing pursuit of the department store chain. The retail billionaire this month submitted an improved offer as the auction for Debenhams nears its final stages, the Sunday Times reported. Debenhams, which collapsed into administration in April, has hired Lazard to [...]
Michael Gove says UK is ‘well prepared’ for no-deal Brexit October 18, 2020 Michael Gove has said the ball is in the EU’s court as to whether trade talks continue and that the UK is “well prepared” for a no-deal Brexit in January. Gove, who has been until now a leading voice in the cabinet against no-deal, said today that it was the EU that “effectively ended” trade [...]
Gardaworld advisers set for £312m payday in G4S bid October 18, 2020 Advisers to Gardaworld are in line for a £312m payout from the Canadian firm’s hostile takeover bid for outsourcing giant G4S. Banks, lawyers, accountants and PR professionals are set to share a reward package ranging from £13m to £312m if Gardaworld’s £3bn bid is successful. In a takeover document published yesterday, Gardaworld said it will [...]
Businesses warn of ‘mass redundancies’ as fresh restrictions set in October 18, 2020 Businesses have warned Boris Johnson that the UK is facing a fresh wave of “mass redundancies” unless more financial support is provided for companies hit by Covid-19 restrictions. In a letter to the prime minister the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the government’s tiered restrictions and the looming threat of a so-called circuit breaker [...]
The end to modern slavery has its roots in the everyday changes October 18, 2020 Today is UK Anti-Slavery Day: a time to acknowledge the scale of this horrific crime and, perhaps most importantly, to deepen our resolve to fight against modern slavery, human trafficking, and human rights violations. Modern slavery is a hidden crime with an estimated 100,000 victims in this country alone. It touches the clothes we buy, [...]
PM threatens to ‘intervene’ over Manchester’s Tier 3 lockdown refusal October 16, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham to “reconsider” his opposition to new coronavirus restrictions, and said he would “intervene” if progress in talks is not made. Burnham has resisted the government’s plans to put Manchester under “high alert”, meaning it would face the tightest restrictions. The Labour mayor has argued that [...]
