Press round-up

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Debt, tax havens, FCA, cyberattack
19 Jun, 2019 07:34
(Sharecast News) - People struggling with serious debt are to benefit from a new two-month "breathing space" during which they cannot be hassled by debt collectors and bailiffs, the government has said. During the 60-day period, those eligible will be pro

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Second referendum, Boris Johnson, Federal Reserve
19 Jun, 2019 06:41
(Sharecast News) - Jeremy Corbyn will back a move today for Labour to change its Brexit policy and support a second referendum in all circumstances. The shadow cabinet is due to discuss the plan to make Labour\'s stance decisively pro-Remain. A paper draw

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Gambling ombudsman, Heathrow, Nationwide, Saudi Aramco
18 Jun, 2019 07:27
(Sharecast News) - Labour would set up a new gambling ombudsman to protect consumers, deputy leader Tom Watson will say on Tuesday, citing a string of scandals that have raised concerns about "predatory" practices in the industry. In a speech at the think

Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, climate crisis, UK aerospace
17 Jun, 2019 07:23
(Sharecast News) - Economic growth in Britain is expected to slow to the lowest levels since the financial crisis as firms run down Brexit stockpiles, according to a leading business lobby group. After a stockpiling rush this year that pumped up the rate

Sunday newspaper round-up: Tory leadership race, Hong Kong protests, Serco, Babcock, Arriva, Topshop
16 Jun, 2019 15:00
(Sharecast News) - Boris Johnson's progress towards Downing Street appeared inexorable last night as his most senior rivals began circling for jobs in his cabinet and a new poll showed that voters believe he is the only leadership candidate who can win th

Friday newspaper round-up: No-deal Brexit preparations, Kier, Huawei
14 Jun, 2019 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Britain's businesses are being urged to step up their preparations for a no-deal Brexit amid signs that Theresa May's successor could be prepared to leave the EU without a deal at the end of October. The Institute of Directors - one of

Thursday newspaper round-up: Help-to-buy, fossil fuel, Woodford, Facebook
13 Jun, 2019 07:30
(Sharecast News) - More than half of people using the government's help-to-buy loan scheme could have purchased a home without support from the state, according to Whitehall's spending watchdog. In a critical report into the government's flagship scheme t

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Mobil, FTSE 100 bosses, Arcadia
12 Jun, 2019 07:25
(Sharecast News) - More than 5 million workers across Britain are in low-paid and insecure work, leaving families struggling to make ends meet, according to a campaign calling for more firms to offer guaranteed hours to their staff. According to research

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Woodford, Amazon, AstraZeneca, Brexit
11 Jun, 2019 07:32
(Sharecast News) - MPs have asked the City regulator to publish details of its contact with Neil Woodford and raised concerns that the Financial Conduct Authority may have been asleep at the wheel as the fund manager tumbled into crisis. The Treasury sele

Monday newspaper round-up: Johnson tax promise, Allied Minds, small businesses
10 Jun, 2019 09:31
(Sharecast News) - The government has been taken to task by its own MPs for sending billions of pounds overseas to help build power plants that burn fossil fuels while claiming a climate victory on home soil. The environmental audit committee said the UK