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Minister’s call for P&O Ferries boycott ‘not view of Government’, says Starmer
Our unmissable weekly email of all the gossip, rumours and covert goings-on inside the Square MileSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down Transport Secretary Louise Haigh after her scathing criticism of P&O Ferries reportedly jeopardised a £1 billion …
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P&O Ferries owner will attend UK investment summit despite scathing criticism from minister
The boss of the company that owns P&O Ferries will attend an investment summit in the UK despite the transport secretary’s scathing criticism, which included calls for a boycott of the shipping firm.Sky News understands Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chief executive of Dubai-based DP World, will join the government’s Investment Summit on Monday. It comes …
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FTSE climbs after UK economy returns to growth
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Eyes on signs of progress at Whitbread amid restructuring
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52 UK-linked companies probed for breaching Russia oil sanctions
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Downing Street’s bungling of port giant’s investment signals choppy seas ahead
P&O Ferries is one of the few subjects on which Britain’s political class agree. Its summary sacking of 800 British seafarers and their replacement with cheaper, largely foreign agency staff is universally considered one of the most outrageous acts in the recent history of labour relations.Louise Haigh was among the first and loudest to call …
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Starmer to call on UK regulators to prioritise growth agenda
Sir Keir Starmer will urge Britain’s economic regulators to prioritise their mandates to stimulate economic growth as part of a pitch next week aimed at wooing global investors.Sky News has learnt that the prime minister intends to use a speech at Monday’s International Investment Summit to say his administration will scrutinise watchdogs across a range …
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The Greggs Foundation marks major milestone of 1,000 UK breakfast clubs
Newcastle bakery giant Greggs has marked a major milestone after opening its 1,000th breakfast club in the UK. The company’s charitable arm The Greggs Foundation has opened the club 25 years after launching the very first opening at West Walker Primary School in Newcastle. The clubs, which have shown to have raised attainment levels, punctuality …
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Global hiring pullback shows no sign of easing, says recruiter Hays
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Concorde successor Reaction Engines in Whitehall talks over rescue deal
A British hypersonic aviation pioneer has opened talks with the government about a rescue deal that will see a Gulf-based state fund emerging as its single-biggest shareholder.Sky News has learnt that Reaction Engines has held discussions this week with Whitehall officials about the implications of a capital injection to be led by the Strategic Development …
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Blow to No 10’s investment summit as port giant pulls £1bn announcement over P&O row
The government’s Investment Summit has suffered a major blow after ports and logistics giant DP World pulled a scheduled announcement of a £1bn investment in its London Gateway container port, following criticism by members of Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet.Sky News understands the Dubai-based company’s investment was due to be a centrepiece of Monday’s event, which …
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Port giant’s £1bn investment on hold after row with cabinet minister
The government’s Investment Summit has suffered a major blow after ports and logistics giant DP World pulled a scheduled announcement of a £1bn investment in its London Gateway container port, following criticism by members of Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet.Sky News understands the Dubai-based company’s investment was due to be a centrepiece of Monday’s event, which …

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