RUTH SUNDERLAND: Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to harness the power of savings and investments to rebuild a better Britain after coronavirus pandemic By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 Coronavirus has turned thousands of us – the fortunate ones – into accidental … Read more
Tory MPs have expressed concern about ‘growing cracks’ between Boris Johnson and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak, as Cabinet splits widen over post-Brexit economic policy and the UK’s tense relationship with China. Differences between the two most powerful members of the Government came to a head last week in meetings about the security threat posed by … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: It’s time for chancellor Rishi Sunak to fire up the boosters By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:21 BST, 2 June 2020 We are living through extraordinary times and the combination of Covid-19 and the lengthy lockdown make it hard to read too much … Read more
Rishi Sunak draws up ’emergency budget’ for coronavirus meltdown with MILLIONS of jobs set to go as UK faces worst recession in 300 YEARS UK facing the worst recession for 300 years as coronavirus causes total chaos Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to unveil an emergency budget in July Government is set to borrow £300billion … Read more
Rishi Sunak is racing to build a £100bn job creation scheme amid fears two million Britons will lose their jobs when the furlough scheme ends. During the Downing St press conference the Chancellor promised to address the looming employment crisis with a scheme to create additional jobs. Mr Sunak announced that the furlough scheme, which … Read more
MAGGIE PAGANO: Should Sunak bail out major employers like foreign-owned Jaguar Land Rover? By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 08:35 BST, 27 May 2020 Rishi Sunak won many plaudits for moving so swiftly to pump billions of pounds into the economy to save Britain from going … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘will stop firms furloughing more staff from August’ as Government looks to flexible working to get Britain ‘back up and running’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak expected to announces changes to job retention scheme Firms could be banned from furloughing anymore workers at end of July Companies also expected to pay NI contributions and … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Should Sunak bail out major employers like foreign-owned Jaguar Land Rover? By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 May 2020 Rishi Sunak won many plaudits for moving so swiftly to pump billions of pounds into the economy to save Britain from going … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘working on Project Birch business bailout which could see Government act as lender of “last resort” to stop key British firms from going under because of coronavirus’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is apparently drawing up plans to save important firms Could see tailored bailouts where ‘viable companies have exhausted all options’ Government could act … Read more
Cabinet tensions over lockdown as Rishi Sunak tells Tory MPs Italy and Greece are ‘opening up’ economies and UK must not ‘be the only country where you can’t go to the pub’ Rishi Sunak thought to be among most hawkish ministers on lifting lockdown Told Tory MPs UK must not be ‘only country in world … Read more