MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more
Fury as government grants ANOTHER £175million to fund new cycle lanes and road closures during pandemic despite congestion chaos clogging cities Ministers unveiled a £175million package for new cycle lanes and road closures ‘Active travel’ scheme will turn over sections of road to pedestrians and bikes Department for Transport’s decision prompted outcry from motoring groups But scheme … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, which President Donald Trump has praised and vowed to make available free of cost for all Americans. The FDA said its emergency use authorization was based on clinical trials showing that the treatment, bamlanivimab, … Read more
The Undoing – Sky Atlantic Rating: You have to wonder why Hugh Grant does it. The 60-year-old has been declaring airily for decades that he detests acting. It’s his favourite headline-grabber whenever an interview is flagging. ‘I hate it quite a lot, all acting,’ he bragged to Vanity Fair back in 2003, and last year he … Read more
Millie Bobby Brown and Paul Mescal champion the next generation of actors as they attend the virtual HFPA Annual Grants Presentation By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 08:56 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 09:31 BST, 14 October 2020 Rising British stars Millie Bobby Brown and Paul Mescal paid tribute to the next generation of … Read more
The plan was to give 600,000 households £2 billion to make energy-saving improvements and create work for 100,000 tradesmen. But the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has got off to a stuttering start – with thousands set to miss out thanks to a multitude of problems. The multi-billion-pound scheme, which has been rushed through in … Read more
Businesses forced to close because of local lockdown will be eligible to claim £1,500 survival payments from the Treasury every three weeks Treasury has announced businesses forced to close will be eligible for grants Firms required to shut due to local lockdown could get £1,500 every three weeks Treasury hopes scheme will help struggling firms … Read more
Chancellor’s £1,000 grants won’t save jobs, warn bosses as firms are forced to contribute to wages of furloughed staff for the first time By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 August 2020 Business leaders have warned that the Chancellor’s job retention bonuses will not … Read more
Small businesses missing out on millions of pounds of unclaimed local authority grants, according to British Independent Retailers Association By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 15 August 2020 Small businesses are missing out on millions of pounds of unclaimed grants from local authorities, according … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps arrived home from Spain today and into two weeks of quarantine – and said the Government had been right to ruin his family holiday. The minister was scuppered by his own department’s decision at the weekend to subject arrivals from the popular tourist destination to 14-days’ self-isolation after a surge in … Read more