Category: News

Feb 27

Covid inquiry to hear Michelle Mone – linked PPE Medpro evidence in closed session as NCA probe continues

The Covid inquiry will hold private hearings to examine details about the government’s awarding of multimillion-pound PPE contracts to PPE Medpro, a company with links to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone. Dame Heather Hallett, the inquiry chair, ruled that making the evidence public could jeopardise an ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The NCA has […]
Feb 27

Veuve Clicquot names 2025 Bold Woman Award finalists, celebrating the next generation of female leaders

Veuve Clicquot has announced the shortlist for its 2025 Bold Woman and Bold Future Awards, honouring six trailblazing female entrepreneurs and leaders who are reshaping their industries through innovation, determination and social impact. Now in its 53rd year, the award is the longest-running international accolade of its kind, providing a platform for women driving business […]
Feb 26

Aston Martin’s new chief vows to reverse fortunes as luxury carmaker targets 2025 profit

Aston Martin Lagonda has pledged to turn a profit by 2025 – at least before paying interest on its ballooning debt – with Adrian Hallmark, its new chief executive, promising a fresh era of operational discipline and financial accountability after a period of mounting losses and leadership upheaval. Hallmark, 62, who joined the Gaydon-based manufacturer […]
Feb 25

CBI boss warns Reeves’s farm tax raid could hobble Britain’s economy

Rachel Reeves’s plan to reduce inheritance tax relief for farmers risks hampering growth and destabilising the wider economy, according to Rain Newton-Smith, head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Addressing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) on Tuesday, Newton-Smith criticised the Chancellor’s decision to cut Agricultural Property Relief—previously exempting farms from inheritance tax—as a “£500 […]
Feb 25

CBI boss warns Reeves’s farm tax raid could hobble Britain’s economy

Rachel Reeves’s plan to reduce inheritance tax relief for farmers risks hampering growth and destabilising the wider economy, according to Rain Newton-Smith, head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Addressing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) on Tuesday, Newton-Smith criticised the Chancellor’s decision to cut Agricultural Property Relief—previously exempting farms from inheritance tax—as a “£500 […]
Feb 25

Lord Spencer extends backing for Chapel Down as share price falls flat

The billionaire Conservative Party donor Lord Spencer of Alresford has increased his already sizeable holding in Chapel Down Group, England’s largest wine producer, amid a protracted share-price slump since its December 2023 flotation. Recent stock exchange filings show that Spencer, founder of broker Icap and a non-executive director at Chapel Down, snapped up an additional […]
Feb 25

Lord Spencer extends backing for Chapel Down as share price falls flat

The billionaire Conservative Party donor Lord Spencer of Alresford has increased his already sizeable holding in Chapel Down Group, England’s largest wine producer, amid a protracted share-price slump since its December 2023 flotation. Recent stock exchange filings show that Spencer, founder of broker Icap and a non-executive director at Chapel Down, snapped up an additional […]