He is one of the most powerful and popular figures in the Government, but Chancellor Rishi Sunak chose not to attend the Cabinet sub-committee meeting to discuss an overhaul of local lockdown rules on Monday afternoon. Instead, he dispatched a junior minister, John Glen, to repeat his vehement objections to the ‘traffic light system’ of … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘is putting together new furlough-style bailout’ for coronavirus hotspots plunged into local lockdowns next week Boris Johnson set to announce new COVID lockdown system from next week A swathe of the North is expected to be plunged into deeper restrictions Chancellor Rishi Sunak is putting together a new support package for jobs … Read more
Hard-hit workers have been told to retrain into jobs they’re already doing after filling out the Government’s online ‘skills assessment’ questionaire – as the nation continued to mock the five-minute quiz today. A woman in her 50s was told to retrain as a stunt double, prompting her to joke ‘I could be a stunt double … Read more
Hard-hit workers in Britain’s creative industries have flocked to the Government’s online ‘skills assessment’ quiz for new career recommendations after Rishi Sunak suggested people should retrain if they lose jobs to Covid. Several creatives – including actors, authors and theatre directors – took to Twitter to share the outcomes of their 15-minute questionnaire. Some had … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood has slammed Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s suggestion that those working in the arts and entertainment should retrain. Speaking on FUBAR Radio, Craig, 55, hit back at what he called the ‘ludicrous’ remarks made on Tuesday by Sunak, who said people should be prepared to retrain to work in other jobs … Read more
INTERVIEWER DANIEL HEWITT: You’ve said you want to save as many jobs as possible, but you can’t save every job. It appears in some sectors you’re not trying very hard. For musicians, actors, directors, freelancers in the arts, they say you’ve not helped them at all. Where is the help for those businesses, those jobs … Read more
‘I’m not a narcissist’: Rishi Sunak defends his glitzy PR as he says his social media are needed because he wants people to know ‘what we are up to’ after it emerges he starts his day with a spin on £2,000 Peloton bike The Chancellor has been criticised by Labour for his ‘signed’ social media … Read more
Rishi Sunak hinted that tax rises could be delayed to save jobs today as it emerged firms have already made plans to lay off 500,000 people during the coronavirus crisis. After using his Tory conference speech to warn hikes will be needed, the Chancellor insisted his ‘focus at the moment’ was on propping up the … Read more
No claps, no cheers, no standing ovations. Not even an on-stage smooch from the proud missus as Rishi Sunak addressed the Tory Conference for the first time as Chancellor. The absence of Mrs Sunak was particularly disappointing. Judging by her giddy display in the Commons during March’s budget, we could do with seeing more of … Read more
Rishi Sunak has come under fire for a bizarre party conference speech beset by technical problems this morning, with his eyes ‘darting back and forth’ as he tried to read the auto-cue. The Chancellor’s speech cut out shortly after it began and he struggled to awkwardly read off a teleprompter that appeared to have been … Read more