Business and Economics

Prem Sikka called the obscene profit making "legalised robbery", while Zarah Sultana said it is "time to bring energy into public ownership".

The highest vacancy rates were in the North East and the Midlands, followed by Wales and Scotland, according to the BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor.

Academics say any gains will depend on the possible future expansion of the CTPPP, which as things stand looks both unlikely and undesirable.

Ministers have remained tight lipped about the taxpayer-funded bung, thought to be worth in excess of £500 million.

With 70 per cent of vans being exported into mainland Europe, tariffs could make the future of the plant unworkable.

Thames Water had no debt when it was privatised by Margaret Thatcher in 1989.

The Migration Advisory Committee found few businesses that had depended on EU staff had raised wages to attract UK workers.

In 2017, Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed Brexit would reduce food, wine and clothes costs by 20 per cent as he hit out at 'Project Fear' Remoaners.

Analysis from the OECD forecast that the UK’s economy will just about eke out growth this year, placing it ahead of Germany.