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Government unveils ‘transformative’ £1.6billion disability strategy

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The Government has unveiled 100 immediate pledges to improve the lives and opportunities of disabled people in a landmark £1.6billion strategy that has drawn muted responses from charities. A public awareness campaign to dispel ingrained stereotypes and a taskforce examining the increased costs disabled people face are being promised in the cross-department disability strategy. The Government will also consult on whether to make it mandatory for employers with 250 or … Read more

City financier Amanda Staveley cuts £1.6billion Barclays damages claim by half

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City financier Amanda Staveley has cut her £1.6billion damages claim against Barclays by more than HALF to £770million, High Court hears Amanda Staveley claims Barclays agreed to provide £2 billion loan to investors But High Court told loan was ‘concealed’ from the market and shareholders Ms Staveley, who runs private equity firm PCP, sued the … Read more

Theatres, museums and galleries get £1.6billion lifeline

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Theatres, museums and galleries get £1.6billion lifeline as thousands of arts venues shut by coronavirus are not expected to reopen for mass events until next year Cultural venues including theatres to get £1.6billion bailout for grants and loans Boris Johnson vows to safeguard Britain’s cultural industry from going under But it is thought that concerts … Read more

Battle of the Barclays blondes at the centre of a £1.6billion legal battle

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One was a refugee who came to this country without a penny to her name. The other a privately-educated former girlfriend of Prince Andrew. Two women from very different backgrounds — but this week Diana Jenkins and Amanda Staveley found themselves at the heart of a legal showdown that is causing shockwaves across the City … Read more

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding amid coronavirus pandemic

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Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding to boost areas including social care as authorities are hit by revenue losses from parking fees during coronavirus Situation could cause some councils to ‘take extreme cost-cutting and rationing’ Crisis has raised the pressure on services like support for those with disabilities   Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick … Read more