Police are set to get controversial new powers to stop groups like Just Stop Oil holding ‘slow walking’ protests. Government measures to make it easier to tackle disruptive protests have been approved, after a bid by Greens in the House of Lords to kill off the law was defeated by 154 to 68.
Britain has endured the worst exports record of any member of the G7 besides Japan over the last decade, according to a new analysis that will raise pressure on the government to reconsider its post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. As most of the world’s other major seven economies have rebounded from the pandemic, export […]
Wages grew at their fastest pace in nearly two years as workers benefited from new pay deals and a rise in the national minimum wage. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics showed average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, rose from 6.7 per cent to 7.2 per cent in the three months to April, ahead […]
Jeremy Hunt said he has set Britain on a “sustainable path to lower taxes” as senior Conservatives urged the Chancellor to cut the burden in a bid to end Tory turmoil. Hunt, who was appointed to No11 following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget last autumn, revealed he will launch a major review on how to make the […]
The government believes it has secured a commitment from Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata to build a new gigafactory in Somerset. Senior Whitehall sources believe the Indian industrial giant has chosen the UK over Spain as the site for its giant new battery factory. The news is due to be confirmed at a meeting between […]
A Formula 1 competitive gaming chain, founded by hospitality heavyweight Adam Breeden, has secured £30m in funding from investors to fuel its expansion globally. The concept, F1 Arcade, launched last year in St Paul’s, London and merges simulator racing with cocktails and food. The sport has grown in popularity in recent years, largely made popular […]
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Article content Pilots for WestJet Group have ratified the tentative agreement that includes a 24 per cent bump in their pay over four years. Article content Air Line Pilots Association, which represents pilots at WestJet and Swoop, said June 9 that 87 per cent of the members voted in favour of the deal.
The windfall tax on oil and gas firms will be suspended if prices fall to normal levels for a sustained period, the government has announced. Halting the windfall tax would cut the overall tax rate on energy firms from 75% to 40%. A windfall tax is used to target firms which benefit from something they […]