Prime Minister and Chancellor to dismiss Tory calls for early tax cut June 28, 2022 The Prime Minister is set to bat away demands from Tory backbenchers to slash cuts in a major speech with the Chancellor next month. According to a report in The Times, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are set to outline the government’s economic strategy in the speech. However, they will delay announcing a timeline for [...]
Musou can give Fownes reason to dance after tough season June 27, 2022 IT IS good to see reigning champion trainer Caspar Fownes finishing the season on a high. The popular handler hasn’t found it easy this campaign, with plenty of his gallopers starting off too high in the handicap and many of his newcomers needing more experience and time to acclimatize. There have obviously been some highs, [...]
Telecom giants agree new cost of living plan amid rocketing prices June 27, 2022 The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a raft of new commitments to further help customers with the rising cost of living following a government-led summit at No 10 Downing Street.
Glastonbury 2022: Protest and celebration as festival roars back June 27, 2022 It’s been an anxious three years for Glastonbury, but this weekend the most important and influential of the UK’s music festivals, and one of the most essential stages in the world, returned for the first time since 2019. Did it rain? Of course it did – but only a little bit. Late afternoon crowds on [...]
Boris Johnson ‘right person’ to lead Tories into election, says minister June 26, 2022 Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has said Boris Johnson is still the “right person to lead” the Tories into the next election, despite two heavy by-election defeats on Thursday. Lewis said that the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton by-elections were always going to be “difficult” and insisted the Prime Minister can still be an election [...]
Cost Of Living: Can A New Job Solve The Problem? June 26, 2022 Escalating costs are leaving many of us out of pocket. A new piece of research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that spiraling costs are affecting a huge segment of the UK workforce. Forty-nine percent of workers say they are now living from pay cheque to pay cheque, and 53% say [...]
Party in turmoil: Tory MPs increasingly frustrated as Boris Johnson’s authority crumbles June 24, 2022 The Conservative Party lost their former stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton to the Liberal Democrats and surrendered Wakefield to Labour at the by-elections overnight. Therefore, Conservative MPs are increasingly nervous that retaining their seats at the next general election will “no doubt” be difficult following the double by-election loss. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged that [...]
Flying high: 10,000 UK jobs supported as BAE Systems cashes in with £500m order for Spanish fighter jets June 24, 2022 Thousands of UK jobs will be supported thanks a mammoth order from Spain for a new fleet of 20 fighter jets, with BAE Systems cashing in £500m of a £1.5bn contract. The major purchase to expand Spain’s armed forces was announced in Berlin this week, and will increase the number of Typhoons in Europe to [...]
Amazon tells government online sales tax would wound small retailers using its platform June 23, 2022 An Amazon manager cautioned the government that a levy on internet heavyweights would cause serious damage to the UK’s small retailers, According to a report by Sky News, John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, urged a Treasury minister against an online sales tax (OST) at a meeting with retail chiefs on Wednesday. A one per [...]
Boots’ sole suitor rallies lenders as takeover concerns linger on June 22, 2022 Boots’ sole bidder is relying on four major lenders to get its £5bn-plus takeover closer to the finishing line. As first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the consortium of Apollo Global Management and Reliance Industries are pinning their hopes on Royal Bank of Canada, Credit Suisse, Santander and Bank of America to finance [...]