Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated she will ignore environmental objections to a third landing strip at Heathrow to prioritize economic growth, a stance likely to put her at odds with colleagues including the Home Secretary. energy, Ed Miliband. Speaking as she began a 48-hour speech to international investors at the World Economic Forum in Davos, … Read more
Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is joining an Israeli medical diagnostics group that is trying to transform the way infectious diseases are detected and managed. Sky News understands that Mr. Zahawiwho has amassed a portfolio of roles since leaving frontline politics, will be named chairman of the Ador Diagnostics advisory board on Thursday. His appointment … Read more
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of refusing to “face up to her own failures” by “flying to Beijing” during a week of market turmoil. Shadow chancellor Mel Stride accused the chancellor of dodging tough questions as “the government lost control of the economy” while Ms Reeves visited China last week with a delegation including … Read more
Rachel Reeves’ trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 – was always going to spark controversy. In recent years Conservative governments have kept Beijing remotely – amid concerns about espionage, the situation in Hong Kongand the treatment of Uighurs. David CameronThe so-called “golden age” of commitment to continued economic investment, … Read more