Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says the Government COULD bail out Liberty Steel but insists ministers will need a ‘guarantee that money would stay in the UK and would protect British jobs’ amid concerns over ‘very opaque structure’ of ownership group Ministers rejected an appeal from Liberty Steel for £170m in financial support Business Secretary Kwasi … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Business Secretary could have added Greensill and GFG to his list of corporate sinners By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 March 2021 Fighting talk from Kwasi Kwarteng on how audit reform is crucial to restoring confidence in business. He charges that … Read more
Tories’ war of words on tax rises: Kwasi Kwarteng rejects calls for higher levies as debate rages over Covid deficit Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng rejected calls for tax rises yesterday Former party leader William Hague has backed Rishi Sunak to raise taxes Kwarteng said it is vital that economic recovery was not ‘crushed’ by high … Read more
New Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng must ‘get his skates on’ and make 2021 the year Government finally commits to building nuclear projects Kwarteng has been urged to decide quickly – as the UK faces the threat of blackouts in the early 2030s Ministers are mulling plans to allow EDF to build the Sizewell C power … Read more