Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on crunch vote TODAY on extending Covid powers until SEPTEMBER

Boris Johnson will face the wrath of his own lockdown-sceptic backbenchers today as he pushes through an extension of lockdown laws until the autumn. A hardcore of Conservative MPs is expected to rebel against Government plans to extend emergency powers to the end of September, despite the lockdown officially ending in June.  Politicians in the … Read more

EU slams Britain for ‘breaching international law AGAIN’ by extending Irish border grace period

A furious row has erupted in Europe after Britain unilaterally delayed checks on food going to Northern Ireland. The European Commission accused the UK of breaching international law and violating the Brexit agreement by deciding to continue Irish Sea border grace periods until October.   The Irish Government also branded the intervention extending the soft-touch regulatory regime … Read more

Rishi Sunak considers extending stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales

Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more

Jet2 raises £422m from investors after extending flight cancellations

Budget airline Jet2 taps up investors for £422m finance lifeline days after it cancelled all flights until 14 April More than 35m placing shares and about 600,000 retail shares were offered   Jet2 flights were stopped last March before restarting gradually from mid-July   The firm made a pre-tax loss of £68.7million in its most recent half-year … Read more

Jet2 raises £422m from investors after extending flight cancellations

Budget airline Jet2 taps up investors for £422m finance lifeline days after it cancelled all flights until 14 April More than 35m placing shares and about 600,000 retail shares were offered   Jet2 flights were stopped last March before restarting gradually from mid-July   The firm made a pre-tax loss of £68.7million in its most recent half-year … Read more

Ministers say they ARE looking at extending school summer term

Ministers today made clear they are looking at extending the school year in England amid fears the most vulnerable children have fallen further behind.   The government is looking at continuing the summer term for another two weeks, with the holiday time redistributed to existing breaks in the autumn and winter.   Study during the warmer months … Read more

Oliver Dowden rules out extending Brexit transition period

Oliver Dowden today categorically ruled out extending the post-Brexit ‘standstill’ transition period to make more time for trade talks with the EU amid mounting fears the UK and Brussels are heading for a chaotic split on December 31.  The Culture Secretary said this morning ‘a further extension is just kicking the can down the alley’ … Read more

We reveal the restaurants extending the Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme was vastly popular with millions of households making the most of discounted breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout August. Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the scheme as a way of enticing consumers back out after months of staying in due to lockdown. It gave diners eating in a 50 per … Read more

Boris Johnson rules out extending furlough scheme beyond October 

‘We can’t keep people in suspended animation’: Boris Johnson rules out extending furlough scheme beyond October The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come to an end on October 31 It has cost £40billion so far, but has helped to pay the wages of almost 11 million The announcement comes despite repeated calls to extend the scheme … Read more