Leaving the EU will leave Britain with an extra £40billion to spend and could reduce net immigration by a half, Budget documents reveal Official Treasury ‘Red Book’ predicts cash saved will total £42.3billion Government sources said official forecasts were evidence of a ‘Brexit dividend’ A separate document suggests that net immigration is likely to fall sharply By … Read more
Smartphone owners are being given new rights to have their device repaired under laws introduced by the EU that could put an end to ‘throwaway culture’. Manufacturers will made to fix broken electronic devices under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), which will also cover the UK despite Brexit. The plan, unveiled on … Read more
Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more
Boris Johnson narrowly saw off the first Tory backbench rebellion of his premiership today as a bid to defy him him over Huawei’s involvement in the 5G network over spying fears failed. Thirty eight Tories including former party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and seven other former ministers were among those who backed an attempt to … Read more
Boris Johnson faces the first Tory revolt of his premiership as furious backbench MPs try to force his government to shut Huawei out of the UK’s 5G communications network Furious MPs back amending law allowing the Chinese tech giant access to 5G It would potential limit the company’s involvement to just the next two years … Read more
Under more normal circumstances a one-third crash in the price of oil might be a cause for celebration. It would mean cheaper motoring, lower costs for businesses and lower home-heating bills. But the global Covid-19 scare that caused the price crash and triggered a spine-chilling collapse in share prices on both sides of the Atlantic … Read more
Rapper Riz Ahmed blasts Brexit Britain for ‘breaking up’ with him in new album with video portraying white racists executing an Asian family on a UK street Riz Ahmed’s album The Long Goodbye was released with complementary film In a statement about the pieces, he blasted the UK for the ‘breakup’ he suffered One song … Read more
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes accuses the BBC of putting the TV license fee at risk with its ‘ridiculous’ bias that alienates viewers Julian Fellows says that the BBC displays ‘ridiculous’ bias that alienates viewers Downton Abbey creator stopped short of calling for licence fee to be scrapped The dramatist and Tory peer said that Channel 4 … Read more
End of the tampon tax: Chancellor Rishi Sunak will axe the unpopular levy on sanitary products in his first Budget Widely-unpopular levy will be axed when Britain exits the transition period EU law has prevented members from reducing rate below five per cent It treated tampons and sanitary pads as luxury items and not essential … Read more
Nissan backs Brexit Britain by ploughing £400m into its Sunderland car plant By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 6 March 2020 Nissan is ploughing £400million into its Sunderland car plant in a vote of confidence in Brexit Britain. The Japanese car maker yesterday unveiled … Read more