Eurostar to scrap direct services to Disneyland due to Brexit and Covid August 31, 2022 Eurostar has announced it will scrap London to Disneyland direct services from next summer due to the impact of Brexit and Covid. “Whilst we continue to recover financially from the pandemic and monitor developments in the proposed EU Entry Exit system, we need to focus on our core routes to ensure we can continue to [...]
North Sea body urges Government to confirm green rules for new projects August 31, 2022 OEUK has called on the Government to publish its requirements for exploration projects ahead of a looming winter crisis.
A new Prime Minister must give London a hearing in Downing Street August 31, 2022 That the farcical fights over Transport for London have dragged on this long tells us everything we need to know about Westminster’s relationship with London. When Boris Johnson was elected it was on a mandate of “levelling up” – a victory which often made our capital city, and the south east in general, a useful [...]
Travers Smith’s partners see payouts drop 10 per cent to £1.1m August 30, 2022 Partners at Silver Circle law firm Travers Smith have seen the value of their annual payouts drop by 10 per cent, according to the City law firm’s annual results. Travers Smith’s partners are set to receive payouts worth £1.105m for the financial year ending on 30 June 2022, compared to sums of £1.22m in the [...]
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary: We will grow stronger in a recession August 30, 2022 Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said the airline will grow stronger amid the UK’s predicted recession. The low-cost carrier said that people will not stop travelling altogether, but they will shy away from more expensive fares put forward by competitors. “People in a recession will get much more price sensitive,” O’Leary told reporters today during [...]
Hiring spree: UK aviation recruiting increases by 42 per cent August 30, 2022 The UK aviation sector has gone on a hiring spree, as recruiting has increased 42 per cent year-on-year in July. Data released today by LinkedIn showed that recruitment in the sector went up compared with the overall UK hiring rate, which has seen a 15 per cent drop. Operative roles, as well as drivers, cleaners [...]
Truss refuses to reveal cost of living plans until she has the keys to No 10 August 30, 2022 Members of Liz Truss’s team have confirmed the Tory leadership frontrunner will not finalise her plans for crucial cost-of-living support before receiving the “full support and advice” only available to the government of the day. The public will likely be forced to wait to find out what help they will get with skyrocketing energy bills [...]
Exclusive: Truss ally Rees-Mogg holds talks with energy firms in supply bid August 30, 2022 Truss backer Rees-Mogg has been holding urgent talks with oil and gas companies ahead of a looming winter crisis.
Chancellor Zahawi on US trip in effort to bang the drum for London finance August 30, 2022 Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will embark on a US trip this week in an attempt to bang the drum for Britain’s post-Brexit financial future. Zahawi will visit the New York Stock Exchange and meet with senior global bank representatives with “the aim of setting the highest possible standard for global financial services co-operation between the two [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg meets energy giants in bid to boost North Sea oil and gas supplies August 30, 2022 Senior Government Minister and Liz Truss backer Jacob Rees-Mogg has been meeting with oil and gas companies.