Boris Johnson is to give Liz Truss a more senior Government role as he plans to promote a raft of female ministers in Cabinet reshuffle Reshuffle aims to promote female ministers to address PM’s ‘woman problem’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to be handed more senior Cabinet post Junior ministers Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Frazer, Gillian … Read more
Equalities minister Liz Truss slams focus on ‘fashionable’ race and gender issues – as it’s revealed department she runs has the BIGGEST pay gap between men and women Liz Truss will hit out at the focus on ‘fashionable’ race and gender issues today She will set out a fresh approach in her speech to the … Read more
Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss faces new revolt on ‘toothless’ food watchdog as pressure mounts over post-Brexit trade deal International Trade Secretary Liz Truss plans to secure food standards for the UK Peers in the House of Lords wish to be able to have an input on food standards Liz Truss would wish that food … Read more
Liz Truss must beef up ‘toothless’ new trade body to avoid ‘selling out’ British farmers in the rush to secure post-Brexit deals, campaigners warn People think there is ‘limited protection against cheap, low-quality food imports’ The advisory body trade and agriculture commission was launched last month There have also been protests that the commission will not … Read more
Tony Abbott gets a job! Former prime minister becomes a UK trade envoy 15 months after leaving politics – as Scott Morrison says he is a ‘good hire’ Ex Australian PM Tony Abbott will become president of the UK’s Board of Trade The 62-year-old will tasked with helping Britain strike trade deals around world He … Read more
Rishi Sunak plans to axe the £500million-a-year ‘Facebook tax’ on US tech giants after deciding that angering Donald Trump is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to ditch the ‘Facebook tax’ on big tech companies He reportedly decided The Digital Services Tax is ‘more trouble than it is worth’ The tax is … Read more
The head of an investment firm handed a £150million Government contract to supply millions of coronavirus face masks for the NHS claimed it was the victim of ‘fake news’ today after the Government refused to use them on safety grounds. Tim Horlick said that 50 million Chinese-made FFP2 masks supplied by Ayanda Capital were ‘perfectly good’ … Read more
Whisky-a-no-no: Liz Truss urges US to lift trade tariffs on single malt spirits after Trump administration drops duty on British-made shortbread biscuits and agrees not to up tax on gin US and EU in a trade stand-off over state aid for French planemaker Airbus Washington agreed to drop tariffs on shortbread biscuits last night New … Read more
Make Britain grate again! Liz Truss’s demands on CHEESE exports are blamed for delays in sealing post-Brexit pact with Japan UK and Japan have been thrashing out the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal Liz Truss believed to be pushing hard for better terms for cheese exports Access to Japanese markets for Stilton is thought … Read more