All news on the topic: Jonathan Reynolds

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Kemi Badenoch accused of 'astonishing' claims as Post Office row escalates
The Business Secretary has accused Henry Staunton of spreading 'falsehoods' about the Horizon scandal, but he has hit back at her claims
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Postmasters demand Tories are punished at ballot box for compensation delays
Victims of the Horizon IT scandal accused ministers of not matching their words with action as a former Post Office boss claimed he'd been told to delay compensation payments
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Government 'risks making same mistakes as coal industry' with steel, MPs told
Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds claimed he was "begging" the Government not to make an irreversible decision on Wales's steel industry as he called for further action to prevent the loss of thousands of jobs in Port Talbot
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Tata Steel worker with 11-month-old says lives will be ripped apart by job cuts
Trade union members gathered in Westminster after thousands of jobs were put at risk at the Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant in South Wales, where two blast furnaces will be closed
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Labour will force Commons vote over steel crisis as Tata Steel cuts 2,800 jobs
Tata Steel UK confirmed plans to axe up to 2,800 British jobs last week in a devastating blow to the industry - with most losses at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales
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Jeremy Hunt calls for 'light touch' AI regulation
Speaking at the World Economic Forum event at Davos, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said there was a need for some "guard-rails" around generative AI.
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Tories 'jeopardising national security' over steel furnace shutdown, say MPs
Business Minister Nusrat Ghani was hauled to Parliament for a grilling over plans to shut blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, which comes weeks after Tata announced a similar move at Port Talbot
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New job loss fears at Tata's Port Talbot steelworks as £500m deal 'edges closer'
Negotiations between Tata and the Government over taxpayer support for the plant are said to be progressing, with an announcement possibly due by the end of the week
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Tories under growing pressure to agree deal for Tata's Port Talbot steelworks
Labour has called on the Government to offer workers at the plant reassurance and "clarify what exactly their plan for UK steel is" as reports suggest an agreement is edging closer
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Staggering 8,000 firms to close stores like Wilko as Labour demands action
The party’s analysis of official survey results found around 8,679 businesses expected to shut down premises in the next three months
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Hopes of saving all 12,500 jobs at Wilko fading fast as 'some stores will close'
Administrators PwC said talks with potential buyers for parts of the group were ongoing but confirmed 'it’s clear the nature of this interest is not focused on the whole group'
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Vauxhall boss warns Brexit could kill car industry - as plant may close
Stellantis, which also owns Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat and employs more than 5,000 people in the UK, says its UK investments were in the balance due to terms of Brexit trade deal
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'Unpleasant Dominic Raab could change his ways but it was too little, too late'
Keir Mudie says Dominic Raab's resignation letter was 'graceless' as there was 'no apology' but just a 'bizarre rant about how him leaving is no good for government'
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Firms will be banned from automatically renewing your subscriptions under Labour
Under new Labour plans, firms will be banned from roping customers into subscriptions that renew automatically as £130 million is spent each year on unwanted subscription plans
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'Shrinking' UK steel industry threatens national security, warns union leader
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has written to Rishi Sunak warning of the potential consequences of the Government failing to invest in switching to more environmentally-friendly production
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British Steel plans 260 job cuts at Scunthorpe in blow to industry
The posts are under threat at the Chinese-owned firm, which is poised to close its coking ovens at its plant at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in a bid to slash soaring costs
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Truss' Home Secretary says her plan 'clearly' wasn't right and ignored 'reality'
In a 4,000 word screed, Liz Truss blamed everyone from the "economic establishment" to Joe Biden for getting in the way of her bonkers plan for unfunded tax cuts - but even her own ministers say her plan was to blame
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Union boss accuses Tory Grant Shapps of 'lying' about NHS ambulance strike
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said the idea that Ambulance workers didn't provide minimum cover while on strike is an "absolute, utter lie"
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Labour vows Britain's steel industry will have 'bright future' if it gets power
Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds pledged to help the steel industry go green as he gathered the bosses of firms and trade union representatives for a summit
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Small firms to get discounts on electric vehicles under Labour plan
Labour plans to give small firms vouchers so it is cheaper for them to switch to heat pumps and electric vehicles under a £700million scheme to encourage businesses to go green