30,000 pub closures loom: Bosses from across the hospitality industry plead with ministers to unlock early to save the sector from disaster Industry body UK Hospitality says 42 pubs shutting their doors every day in 2021 This rate is up from 30 pubs a day closing last year according to their latest data Figures led … Read more
Storm over student visa job reforms as ministers are accused of making ‘reckless’ changes to the system Migration Watch criticised move to allow foreign grads to take low-skilled jobs Only those with higher-paid offers qualify for a visa under new points system But students can avoid lower-skilled worker curbs from July 1 for up to … Read more
Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing once most adults have been vaccinated and bring people back into deserted cities Review into use of Covid status to enter pubs is also looking at plan for offices Ministers hoping to entice staff back to workplaces once work from home ends There … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden slams ‘sneering’ mockery of minister’s union flag and Queen portrait by BBC presenters during interview Oliver Dowden joined criticism of BBC hosts mockery of minister’s union flag Culture Secretary said sometimes the comments descended into ‘sneering’ Government issued guidance for union flags to be flown on buildings every day By James … Read more
The Government is preparing to trigger an emergency plan to save 5,000 British jobs in the event of a collapse of Sanjeev Gupta’s steel business. Gupta, founder of Liberty Steel and its vast parent company GFG Alliance, wrote to Government officials on Thursday in a desperate bid to secure a £170million bailout from taxpayers. Troubles … Read more
A holiday in Paradise (Circus)! Ministers urge British holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of Birmingham, Manchester and Portsmouth as foreign tourists stay away The government’s official tourism agency, Visit Britain, is set to spend £5million The ‘Escape The Everyday’ campaign to urge the UK public to get on city breaks It comes after government introduced … Read more
Ministers looking at all options to save Liberty Steel – and its 3,000 jobs – following Greensill Capital collapse By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2021 The Government is considering ‘all options’ to make sure Liberty Steel does not go bust. The … Read more
Law could change to allow Britons to work from home FOREVER: Ministers plan to strengthen employee rights ‘to keep the freedoms they have gained’ during the coronavirus crisis and make flexible hours ‘the norm’ Ministers reportedly planning to strengthen employee rights to work from home Government expected to launch a consultation on flexible working later … Read more
Ministers cast further doubts on summer holidays abroad and warn booking now is ‘risky’ as they ‘work on new “traffic light” scheme to resume non-essential travel’ amid fears over spiking Covid numbers in Europe Ben Wallace said it is ‘premature’ and ‘potentially risky’ to book holiday abroad Ministers said to be working on new ‘traffic … Read more
The END of school uniforms? Ministers are told traditional attire is ‘repressive’ and should be abolished to let pupils ‘find their own style’ Peers offered support for new law which aims to make uniforms more affordable Earl of Clancarty told Lords he supported proposal to cut costs in Education Bill Went so far as to … Read more