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‘Incredibly disappointing’: Industry chiefs warn Sunak winter plan won’t stop job losses
Analysts said the measures would be "cold comfort" for many, and would not stave off widespread redundancies.
Pret A Anger: Founder speaks out about “criminal” Boris Johnson
"Our Prime Minister is sitting down with his Union Jack talking utter nonsense - that’s where we need leadership."
More than 80,000 British employers voluntarily return furlough cash to the government
The cash has boosted the country's coffers to the tune of £215 million.
UK bank allowed fraudsters to transfer millions of dollars around world after it knew of scam
Britain's biggest bank moved the money through its US business to accounts in Hong Kong in 2013 and 2014.
Eye-watering cost of no-deal Brexit on automotive industry revealed
“We absolutely must have an ambitious EU-UK trade agreement in place by January. Otherwise our sector, already reeling from the Covid crisis, will be hit hard by a double whammy.”
Can you name one company that has moved to the UK because of Brexit?
Here's a reminder of all the firms that have gone the other way.
Post-Brexit Borders: Govt have ‘self-belief in their own rhetoric that everything will be ok’
“The devil is in the detail, and some of the fundamental things that need to change, and some of the things that need to be invested in, are simply not happening fast enough.”
Full list of 73 Pizza Express restaurants to close putting 1,100 jobs at risk
It has become the latest dining chain to shut sites after revenues dived due to Covid.
After cutting 3,150 staff Virgin Atlantic to slash 1,150 more jobs despite £1.2bn bailout
The announcement comes less than four months after the carrier axed 3,150 roles and ended its operations at Gatwick Airport.