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HARRY COLE: Here comes the girls! Boris Johnson promotes first of his rising star female MPs By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 00:51 GMT, 23 February 2020 Boris Johnson has promoted the first swathe of rising-star female MPs from the 2019 intake. Fourteen Tories first elected … Read more
Tory MPs have vowed to battle any move to increase fuel duty for 37 million hard-pressed motorists in next month’s Budget. Reports suggested new Chancellor Rishi Sunak might contemplate a 2p per litre rise in line with inflation, the first increase in a decade. The move, said to have originated with No 10 chief aide … Read more
Furious senior Tories blast the government’s ‘incomprehensible’ attitude to Huawei and demand ministers act on the ‘deadly serious’ 5G warning from the US that intelligence sharing is at risk US officials today met UK officials in Downing Street to discuss Huawei decision White House said giving Huawei role in 5G will impact on intelligence sharing … Read more
Bank Governor Carney could be questioned by MPs about security breach that allowed traders to hijack secret audio feed for financial gain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 16 February 2020 Bank of England Governor Mark Carney could be questioned by MPs about a … Read more
A GP surgery has gone into lock-down over a suspected coronavirus case as two MPs place themselves in ‘self-isolation’ and a Channel 4 employee is escorted out of the broadcaster’s London office by people in hazmat suits over fears the virus could spread in the UK. Kingston Crescent Surgery in Portsmouth, Hampshire, bolted its doors … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Shares jump on US-China trade deal; Pound at $1.33 as new MPs head to Parliament; Sports Direct close to tax deal with Belgium By This Is Money Published: 08:52 GMT, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 17:16 GMT, 16 December 2019 The FTSE 100 has soared 2.25 per cent or 165.61 points to 7519.05 … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Pound slides under $1.20 as MPs try to block no-deal Brexit and election looms; M&S will be demoted from Footsie By This Is Money Published: 08:18 BST, 3 September 2019 | Updated: 18:12 BST, 3 September 2019 The FTSE 100 closed down 13.75 points at 7268.19 and the pound was at $1.21 against … Read more
Menopausal women should be protected from workplace discrimination just as pregnant woman are, say MPs Women battle anxiety, depression, hot flushes and muddled thinking at work Sky newsreader Kay Burley, 58, and BBC presenter Louise Minchin, 50, have spoken out on how the menopause has affected their work Women across the country have lost jobs … Read more
Yorkshire mine Sirius sinks into a cash crisis as MPs plead with government to save it By Jamie Nimmo For The Mail On Sunday Published: 09:14 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 09:14 BST, 25 August 2019 The Government is being urged to provide emergency financial support to Sirius Minerals to prevent its huge fertiliser … Read more
MPs plan a revolt against rules that hit the pensions of older British citizens living abroad The Government groups certain policies within a single legal bundle It means pensions are stuck at rates that applied when people left the UK Anne Puckridge moved to Canada in 2001 to be near her daughter and her pension … Read more