Partygate scandal: Government’s former ethics chief Helen MacNamara reportedly fined £50 over lockdown bash April 4, 2022 Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary and former ethics chief for the government, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) from Scotland Yard as part of its investigation into alleged lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. The Daily Telegraph reported that [...]
Exclusive: Fintech Review author pushes ministers for capital markets overhaul April 4, 2022 The author of a government-commissioned review of fintech has written to ministers warning major reform of the UK’s capital markets is needed if they are to compete on the world stage, City A.M. has learned.
Downing Street weighs up nationalisation of Gazprom’s UK retail arm April 3, 2022 The government is preparing to nationalise Gazprom's UK supply arm amid a stand-off between the firm and a Wall Street giant,
UK could build up to seven nuclear power plants reveals Kwarteng April 3, 2022 The UK could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of plans to ramp-up domestic energy production.
Russian Army pulls back as weekend fightback picks up: Ukrainian forces retake Kyiv suburbs despite fear of booby-traps April 2, 2022 Ukrainian forces are taking back suburbs and other areas surrounding capital Kyiv this weekend, and they have reportedly moved to retake territory north of the country’s capital amid fears that Russian forces might have set booby-traps before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were [...]
Government decides it will go ahead with plan to ban conversion therapy following backlash April 1, 2022 The government has decided it will go ahead with its plans to ban conversion therapy after a leaked document revealed it was scrapping the move. “The PM has agreed we should not move forward with legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy,” the document read, ITV News first reported. Following backlash from politicians, charities and businesses, [...]
Majority of Brits want to move on from ‘partygate’, says new poll March 31, 2022 The majority of Brits say they are tired of hearing about partygate and want to move on from the whole scandal, according to a new poll. A poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, commissioned by The Telegraph, found 57 per cent of people think the country needs to “move on” from the Downing Street parties [...]
Tesla extends production halt at Shanghai plant following city lockdown March 31, 2022 Tesla extended its production halt at a Shanghai plant for at least one more day, as the city was posed under a two-stage lockdown from earlier this week. The lockdown – which ends tomorrow for the eastern part of the city – initially allowed Tesla to resume production on Friday. But according to the latest [...]
Letters: Whose rules are they anyway? March 31, 2022 [Re: Chief execs in Boris Johnson’s position would fall on their sword for rule-breaking, yesterday] It’s an intolerable position for Boris Johnson to take that the boss of P&O should go for the graceless sacking of 800 seafarers if he himself continues to sit at the helm in Downing Street even as he faces the [...]
The City View: Chris Jackson, CEO of green hydrogen firm Protium, talks easing sustainable energy transition March 30, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to Chris Jackson, CEO of UK-based green hydrogen energy firm Protium. They go back to Protium’s roots; discuss what green hydrogen acutally is and how the company aims to simplify the decarbonisation process for the companies it works with; and go through why hydrogen, rather than solar and wind energy, might [...]