Brexit not cause of travel disruption, says aviation minister June 14, 2022 Brexit has not contributed to the labour shortages responsible for the ongoing travel disruption, the UK Government said. Aviation minister Robert Courts – who appeared today in front of the BEIS committee – said the lack of workforce was a global issue, affecting not only the UK but also the US and continental Europe. “There [...]
Chief of BT’s Openreach blames Brexit for hindering superfast broadband rollout June 14, 2022 Chief exec of BT's Openreach has said the UK's ability to roll out superfast broadband has become increasingly difficult because of “tortuous” recruitment hurdles as a result of Brexit.
London Tech Week, Day 2: London on the global stage June 14, 2022 The dust is just about settling after a whirlwind day one of London Tech Week. We saw a range of government announcements, updates on UK tech investment levels and in-depth discussions on diversity in tech. What quickly became obvious on day one, and even more so today on day two, is that London Tech Week [...]
Barclays teams up with Whitehall in bid to boost UK exports June 14, 2022 Barclays has agreed to a five-year partnership with the UK’s Department of International Trade, with the multinational bank tasked with helping boost British exports. Barclays will create a “Small Business High Value Exporters Pilot programme” for British businesses and conduct a series of roundtables with the department to help provide advice on selling overseas. The new [...]
‘What’s wrong with Britain?’ Global outrage and astonishment as first deportation flight to Rwanda is about to take off June 14, 2022 While Conservative MPs cheered in the House of Commons after it emerged that a last-ditch legal bid to block the first Rwanda deportation flight had failed, outrage and condemnation about the UK’s latest immigration plans are growing worldwide. European media respond with astonishment to the news Britain is going ahead and deport illegal immigrants to [...]
London’s tech success can be the backbone of the nation’s economy as growth wavers June 14, 2022 Across the western world economies face big structural challenges: growth, productivity, inflation and real wage levels. The holy grail of economic policy is how to break out of this cycle. As Tech Minister, I believe the UK must throw everything behind being a science and tech superpower. Just as our economy was transformed by Thatcher [...]
Truss unveils ‘reasonable’ bill to rip up Northern Ireland Protocol June 13, 2022 The UK has unveiled new legislation that will rip up large parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, with a new bill handing ministers powers to unilaterally “fix” anything they deem to be problematic. The legislation will scrap most checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea and allow Great Britain’s businesses to designate themselves whether [...]
London Tech Week, Day One: Diversity under the spotlight June 13, 2022 There is no denying that UK tech is experiencing a golden age. As London Tech Week kicks off today with events across the capital, we have a great deal to celebrate. Figures today from the UK’s Digital Economy Council show that investment in UK startups is set to break records by the end of this [...]
Brexit: UKIP donor Arron Banks loses libel lawsuit against Carole Cadwalladr after High Court backs journalist’s public interest defence June 13, 2022 Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has lost his libel lawsuit against Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a decision welcomed by the investigative reporter as a “victory for public interest journalism”. The ruling comes after Banks sued Cadwalladr over claims made on two separate occasions – during a TED talk in 2019 and on Twitter in the [...]
Johnson says changes to Northern Ireland Protocol are ‘trivial’ June 13, 2022 Boris Johnson has downplayed planned UK changes to the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol as a “trivial adjustment” amid EU fears they will breach international law. Foreign secretary Liz Truss will today publish new legislation, which is expected to unilaterally override the protocol, despite warnings from the Irish government that this will represent a new low-point [...]