BBPA pleads with Prime Minister to speed up delivery of grant payments to pubs The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today revealed that 3 in 4 wet led…
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Businesses in Scotland benefitted from more than £2.5 billion of UK Government-backed loans to protect and support jobs across the region. More than 86,000 loans worth more than £2.4 billion…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson launches the Build Back Better Council to unlock investment, boost job creation and level up the whole of the UK. Today the Prime Minister will chair…
CHANCELLOR TOLD TO ACT AS RESTRICTIONS TIGHTENED TO TACKLE PANDEMIC As further restrictions come into effect today (Saturday) to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the SNP has renewed calls on the…
Slides to accompany coronavirus press conference: 15 January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference. Delivered on: 15 January 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly…
Labour has today urged the Chancellor to fix the holes in his wage support schemes to help those excluded from them and boost Britain’s recovery. On Monday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak…
Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi (House of Commons) Madam Deputy Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a statement on the UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan. The…
The SNP has ramped up pressure on the Tory government to urgently strengthen financial support to protect businesses and jobs, after the Federation of Small Businesses issued a stark warning that…
Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech on securing the economy for families during lockdown, said: “Good morning. “This is a critical moment in our battle against…
Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on a survey from the Federation of Small Businesses which suggests at least 250,000 UK small businesses are set to fold without further help from…