‘We are working on the basis that we need to be ready for power within a year.’ The words – spoken by a close ally of Rishi Sunak earlier this month – are likely to add to the unease in No 10 over the growing muscle-flexing by the Treasury as Boris Johnson battles the gravest … Read more
Rishi Sunak has finally been tripped up. ‘He got away with it for a while,’ says a Minister. ‘He’d set out a plan. Then go away. Then have to come back a couple of weeks later and set out another plan. ‘At first it looked like he was being flexible. But now people are starting … Read more
‘I don’t want their business’: North Yorkshire restaurant in Rishi Sunak’s constituency BARS the Chancellor and three other Conservative MPs from establishment life after they voted against free school meals The Mill in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, has banned local MP Rishi Sunak Also barred Yorkshire Tories Matt Vickers, Simon Clarke, Jacob Young Comes after they voted against … Read more
Rishi’s new bailout Firms in Tier 2 lockdown eligible for £2,100-a-month grants, potentially benefiting 150,000 businesses. If there is full take-up it could cost £1.2billion. Job Support Scheme changed so employers pay just 5 per cent of unworked hours – down from a third – and the minimum threshold for hours worked will be one day … Read more
Rishi’s new bailout Firms in Tier 2 lockdown eligible for £2,100-a-month grants, potentially benefiting 150,000 businesses. If there is full take-up it could cost £1.2billion. Job Support Scheme changed so employers pay just 5 per cent of unworked hours – down from a third – and the minimum threshold for hours worked will be one day … Read more
Pub and restaurant bosses today welcomed Rishi Sunak‘s ‘new furlough scheme’ to help those in the hospitality sector – as others warned it will still be a tough winter for many. The Chancellor has unveiled another bailout worth billions of pounds in a bid to boost support for stricken businesses under Tier Two lockdown and … Read more
Rishi Sunak today unveiled yet another bailout with billions of pounds for stricken bars and restaurants under Tier Two lockdown and the self-employed. In a dramatic Commons statement, the Chancellor boosted support for sectors like hospitality after a wave of anger at ‘loopholes’ in his existing provision. He said it was clear ‘open but struggling businesses … Read more
Rishi Sunak will today unveil yet another bailout amid warnings that thousands of bars and restaurants in Tier Two lockdown areas face going bust. In a dramatic Commons statement this morning, the Chancellor is expected to boost support for sectors like hospitality by hundreds of millions of pounds, after a wave of anger at ‘loopholes’ in … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s old boss at Goldman Sachs ‘is in the running’ to become £160,000-a-year BBC chairman Richard Sharp believed to be applying for the prestigious role at the corporation The multi-millionaire Tory donor worked with the Chancellor at banking giant It comes as George Osborne has pulled out of the race for the high-profile role … Read more
Rishi Sunak will today launch a new rescue package to help firms hit by Covid restrictions retain their staff. The Chancellor will update MPs this morning on a package of support set to cost hundreds of millions of pounds to help firms in sectors such as hospitality, which have been badly hit by new restrictions … Read more