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Chris Pincher: Ex whip facing suspension over ‘profoundly damaging’ groping claims July 6, 2023 Former Government whip Chris Pincher is facing a potentially by-election triggering eight-week suspension from the Commons after the standards watchdog upheld “profoundly damaging” groping allegations. The Standards Committee said his conduct was “completely inappropriate” and “represented an abuse of power”, in its report published on Thursday. Mr Pincher was found to have groped two people [...]
Spreadsheet Sunak won’t win an election if he can’t meet his own scorecards July 6, 2023 From stopping the boats to driving down inflation and cutting NHS waiting lists, Sunak has failed to meet his own targets and voters won’t keep believing him writes John Oxley
Britain to rejoin EU’s R&D Horizon scheme after months of hard post-Brexit talks July 5, 2023 Britain and the European Union (EU) are edging closer to a deal on the UK’s re-entry into the Horizon Europe research programme. Sources said negotiators have produced a draft document following months of talks, with Rishi Sunak expected to consider it in the coming days. However, the prime minister could still reject the proposals over [...]
Supreme becomes ‘master distributor’ for top vape brands as shares spike July 5, 2023 Supreme shares are up five per cent today as the vaping giant announced it is now the “master distributor” for UK e-cigarette brands, although the company has reported weak annual profits. The firm has been chosen as the master distributor for two leading UK vaping brands, ElfBar and Lost Mary, which it will supply to [...]
“The future might belong to India”: In conversation with Ebookers founder Dinesh Dhamija on the UK’s future ties with India July 5, 2023 Chris Jackson speaks to Dinesh Dhamija about the UK's sometimes complicated relationship with India - and where a trade deal might emerge from
Sunak’s government set to miss £11.6bn climate commitment July 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s promise to meet an £11.6bn climate and nature pledge looks set be missed, according to a leaked internal memo.
Meet the AI ‘pioneers’ behind Britain’s biggest infrastructure projects July 4, 2023 Businesses can benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) regulation creating “trusted brands”, the man using the technology to power the restoration of parliament – among other major infrastructure projects – has said. Rishi Sunak’s calls to regulate AI can benefit the industry, nPlan founder Dev Amratia has said, by allowing startups to position themselves as “safe, [...]
Sunak REFUSES to put percentage on chances of halving inflation this year July 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak has refused to put a percentage figure on his chances of halving inflation this year. The prime minister appeared at parliament’s Liaison Committee this afternoon where he was quizzed by MPs on subjects from Ukraine and national security to the cost of living. It came almost exactly six months after he made his [...]
UK now only rich country where inflation is rising despite Bank of England interest rate hikes July 4, 2023 Britain is now the only rich country where inflation is rising, signalling the Bank of England’s series of interest rate rises have been less effective than its peers’, new data out today shows. Inflation across the Group of Seven (G7) nations fell to 4.6 per cent in May, down from 5.4 per cent in April, [...]
Explainer: Rishi Sunak’s troubles with migration come left and right July 4, 2023 If immigration is really going to be one of the dividing lines at the next general election, then Rishi Sunak will have a hard time. The list of his migration troubles keeps getting longer, and this week has expanded to include around 20 of his own MPs trying to push for even more intransigent migration [...]