Smashing! Boris Johnson dumps Chequers Ikea crockery and vows to replace it with British-made wares Prime Minister pledged to replace crockery in Chequers with British products Mr Johnson made the commitment yesterday after being quizzed by Tory MPs Jonathan Gullis said he had heard rumours the current plates were from Ikea By John Stevens for … Read more
Top fund manager Standard Life Aberdeen dumps Boohoo as fashion giant reels from sweatshop scandal By Tom Witherow and Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 July 2020 One of Boohoo’s biggest shareholders has dumped almost all its investment in the fashion group over its … Read more
Mark Barnett: Ousted from Invesco Invesco has ousted fallen star manager Mark Barnett citing ‘disappointing performance’, after his flagship funds floundered during Brexit and the Covid-19 crisis. The exit of Barnett – a former protege of disgraced investor Neil Woodford – is accompanied by a shake-up of Invesco Perpetual’s UK equity team and fund portfolio. … Read more
Thousands of drivers queued for hours outside a rubbish dump in Birmingham today after the city reopened the waste sites for the first time in seven weeks. Drivers remained seated in their vehicles in the sweltering heat in queues that stretched for miles after four of five waste sites in the city were opened by the … Read more