Covid-19 carriers ‘are refusing to get checked over fears they will have to stop working’ claims testing tsar, days after Downing Street ruled out plan to pay £500 to anyone who is positive Baroness Dido Harding said that fewer than six in ten members of the public are self-isolating when told to do so She … Read more
A Michelin-starred restaurateur joined scores of hospitality chiefs who tonight lashed out at Matt Hancock‘s ‘illogical’ plan to plunge London back into Tier 3 lockdown on Wednesday and warned that ‘cruel’ restrictions on embattled businesses will push the teetering sector ‘closer towards failure’. David Moore of Pied à Terre said the move ‘feels like Armageddon’ and admitted that he feels … Read more
Hospitality bosses tonight lashed out at Matt Hancock‘s ‘illogical’ plan to plunge London back into Tier 3 lockdown and warned that ‘cruel’ restrictions on business will push the collapsing sector ‘closer towards failure’. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said putting hospitality venues including pubs and restaurants in the capital back into the toughest shutdown is … Read more
Rishi Sunak is to double the cash handed out to the self-employed during the new lockdown as the Chancellor beefs up support amid increasing winter economic gloom. People working for themselves will be able to claim 80 per cent of their average trading profits during November, up from 40 per cent currently under plans outlined by … Read more
High Street retailers staggered back into growth in July but face a long uphill battle to return to their pre-coronavirus normal, news figures revealed today. Sales for the year to July were up by just 4 per cent as shoppers returned, according to a closely watched survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The … Read more
The PM announced in the briefing today that the UK would clap one final time on Sunday at 5PM Boris Johnson announced today that the country will clap for keyworkers one last time on Sunday at 5PM. It comes after the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) published an open letter saying they would take part in the … Read more
One last big clap for carers: Business leaders back ‘epic’ applause to thank key workers and mark NHS anniversary on July 5 as Britain finally emerges from Covid-19 lockdown More than 50 business leaders lend their support to one last Clap for Carers Brits clapped once a week for healthcare workers throughout the lockdown There … Read more
As the new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, Tony Danker will be a key figure as the Government targets signing a new trade deal with the EU by the end of the year. No surprise then that the CBI, which opposed Brexit, has appointed a man who is an arch Remainer. Danker, 48, … Read more