Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak’s handling of pandemic sees him trounce Boris Johnson in Covid-19 poll

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Rishi Sunak’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has seen his personal poll ratings surge ahead of every member of the Government – including Boris Johnson. The findings, in an exclusive poll for today’s Mail on Sunday, come ahead of a major speech by the Chancellor on Wednesday in which he will set out his plan … Read more

Government could pay 10% of wages for people who go BACK to work in furlough ‘flip’

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Government could pay 10% of wages for people who go BACK to work in furlough ‘flip’ as Rishi Sunak desperately tries to stop employers laying-off staff in October More than a million firms have utilised Job Retention Scheme during pandemic But many fear they’ll be unable to keep employees when support ends in autumn Treasury … Read more

Blair-era target to send 50 percent of young people to university is axed

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Blair-era target to send 50 percent of young people to university is axed as cash for apprenticeships is boosted in Rishi Sunak’s ‘mini-budget’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce increased funding for apprenticeships Gavin Williamson will formally abandon the 50 per cent target next week  The 50 per cent target set by Tony Blair has been … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to tear up planning red tape in his driver to rebuild Britain and create jobs 

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Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more

Boris Johnson will promise that workers who bore brunt of austerity WON’T have pay to revamp economy

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Boris Johnson vows that workers who bore brunt of austerity WON’T have pay to revamp economy after coronavirus as he vows to usher in ‘decade of investment’ PM will unveil ‘decade of investment’ in an infrastructure spending spree Expected to stand in contract to 2008 bank bailouts which saw workers suffer Rishi Sunak will expect shareholders … Read more

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak try out smartphone ordering and ‘one-metre plus’ social distancing

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We want a pizza the action! Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak try out smartphone ordering and ‘one-metre plus’ social distancing as they visit an east London restaurant ahead of lockdown being eased They dropped in on Pizza Playground to outline new social distancing rules  Diners can be 1m apart from July 4 as long as … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to secure £400m stake in satellite operator OneWeb

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Britain’s satellite race: Boris Johnson bids to secure £400m stake of US operator OneWeb as UK loses access to EU’s Galileo space system post-Brexit PM and chancellor Rishi Sunak signed off purchase of 20% stake in American operator last night OneWeb could deliver same civil/military tracking services as EU’s rival system  UK-licensed OneWeb filed for … Read more

Slash National Insurance and VAT to get the economy back on its feet, says ex-chancellor Sajid Javid

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Former chancellor Sajid Javid heaped pressure on successor Rishi Sunak to cut taxes to help Britain recover from coronavirus today as he called for reductions in National Insurance and VAT. Mr Javid, who quit in February after a bruising clash with Boris Johnson and his aide Dominic Cummings, called for a  ‘significant temporary’ reduction in NI … Read more

Tory rebels sink plans to ease Sunday trading rules

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Tory rebels sink plan to ease Sunday trading laws to help retailers recover from the coronavirus lockdown Government had considered plans to increase Sunday trading hours for shops However, backbenchers rebelled and saw it cut from Business and Planning Bill The move had received support from Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson It was hoped … Read more

Nikhil Rathi to run FCA as interim boss Chris Woolard shunned

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Outsider chosen to run City watchdog – with interim boss Chris Woolard shunned by the Treasury By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 June 2020 An outsider has been chosen to run the City watchdog – with interim boss Chris Woolard shunned by the … Read more

Sir Philip Green under fire for continuing to take millions in taxpayer cash to furlough workers

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Sir Philip Green has come under fire for continuing to take millions in taxpayer cash to furlough workers. The Arcadia Group – whose brands include Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge – furloughed 14,500 staff in April under Rishi Sunak‘s job retention scheme. A source close to Arcadia has revealed that some staff had gone back … Read more