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MPs call on Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in defence industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 MPs have called on the Government to stamp out Chinese and Russian involvement in the defence industry. A defence committee study … Read more
Bank of England governor launches broadside at EU as he warns the bloc is trying to cut the City of London out of its banking market Andrew Bailey warned the Eu that the UK will not become a ‘rule-taker’ nation Bank of England governor was speaking during annual speech to City of London UK granted … Read more
Political civil war has broken out in the Johnson family — and not for the first time. The Prime Minister’s father, 80-year-old Stanley, has denounced the Government’s decision not to block the construction of Woodhouse Colliery, Britain’s first new deep coal mine in over 30 years. Last week, Johnson Sr pronounced this to be ‘a … Read more
Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more
Industry leaders urging Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to publish roadmap to exit lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 1 February 2021 Industry leaders are urging Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to publish a roadmap to exit lockdown. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has … Read more
Hays Travel shuts 89 UK branches as Covid pandemic continues to batter the tourism industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 Hays Travel is permanently closing 89 branches across the UK as the pandemic continues to batter the tourism industry. The … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
Airlines ‘urgently’ need government help to survive prolonged coronavirus curbs, industry bosses have warned, after Boris Johnson last night closed all travel corridors. The Prime Minister declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a … Read more
A Government minister claimed fish in UK waters are ‘better and happier’ since Brexit took place – amid growing fury at red tape costing the seafood industry millions. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg made the claim in the Commons today after days of claims that exporters have been hit by a ‘perfect storm’ of bureaucracy, IT problems … Read more
MasterChef’s Melissa Leong slams the beauty industry as she accuses companies of ‘whitewashing’ traditional Asian products By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:18 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 07:18 GMT, 12 January 2021 Melissa Leong has called out the beauty industry and accused them of ‘whitewashing’ in a scathing post on Instagram … Read more