Dyson could cut up to 1,000 UK jobs as part of a global restructure. The engineering giant is based in Wiltshire and hundreds of staff across the country are impacted. The firm, best known for the invention of the bag-less vacuum cleaner, has said it is responding to global markets and ensuring its future. Dyson...
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Dyson set to cut around 1,000 UK jobs
Dyson is planning to cut as many as 1,000 of its 3,500 UK jobs as part of a restructuring to meet “increasingly fierce and competitive global markets”. The proposed UK redundancies at the appliance manufacturer follow a review of Dyson’s global operations and are necessary so the group is “prepared for the future”, it said....
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‘Levelling up’ phrase to be erased, says minister
7 days ago By Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent • Kate Whannel, Political reporter PA Media The new Labour government is replacing the words “levelling up” with “local government” in the department’s name and ministerial titles, minister Jim McMahon has said. Levelling up – a promise to reduce geographical inequality – was a key part of Boris Johnson’s successful 2019...
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Mum worked two jobs while raising kids before winning £200k from £1 bet
A hardworking mum who juggled two jobs while raising her two sons has won a staggering £200,000 from a £1 bet and is now planning to leave the UK to live her dream life in Thailand. Araya Curry, who worked tirelessly as a hospice cleaner by day and a restaurant waitress by night, is set...
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Minister’s ‘Good Jobs’ consultation is long overdue
The unveiling of economy minister Conor Murphy’s ‘Good Jobs’ consultation was long-awaited and overdue. Years of political stagnancy and a lack of desire on the part of previous ministers for the economy have meant that Northern Ireland has been left behind in its employment laws in recent years. Unsurprisingly, the terms of the consultation have...
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UK looking at what money can be recouped from Rwanda scheme
The government will be looking carefully at what money can and cannot be recouped after it scrapped the Rwanda deportation scheme, Downing Street has said. A No 10 spokesperson said any savings would be redirected to a new Border Security Command to tackle small boat crossings. The Rwandan government said it had “fully upheld its...
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband sets out his priorities for the department
Ed Miliband outlined his priorities for the department in a message to staff following his appointment as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on 5 July 2024. Dear Colleagues, Earlier today, I was delighted to accept the Prime Minister’s invitation to serve as the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net...
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Britain prioritising jobs in Tata Steel talks – minister – ET Infra
LONDON: Britain‘s new government is prioritising avoiding job losses in talks with Tata Steel over government backing for a transition to lower-carbon technologies, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday. Tata, Britain’s biggest steel producer, started closing one of its carbon-intensive blast furnaces on Thursday while the shutdown of its other one is slated for...
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Bridget Phillipson begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
Bridget Phillipson has said no issues have “quick and easy solutions”, in a letter to those working at all levels of education. The new education secretary wrote to all staff, from early years to higher education, saying she wanted to “reset the relationship” with the sector. The letter also marked the start of her work...
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Keir Starmer: Great concern over Tata Steel, says prime minister
1 day ago By Mark Palmer, Assistant editor, BBC Wales News • David Deans, Political reporter, BBC Wales News Prime minister surprises children’s choir practice Sir Keir Starmer says he has great concerns over the future of Tata Steel as he visited Wales for the first time since becoming prime minister. He met First Minister Vaughan Gething at the Senedd...
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UK to demand Indian-owned Tata saves jobs at Wales steelworks: minister
The UK government will demand that jobs are saved at Tata’s steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales, in exchange for state support for the industry, new Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said. Reynolds – in the job for less than two days after the Labour Party’s landslide win in Thursday’s general election, – told the BBC on...
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New UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy wants to reset ties with EU
21 hours ago By Paul Adams, BBC News EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock David Lammy (R) held talks with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski David Lammy’s whirlwind first trip as foreign secretary, organised at very short notice, is not about instant results or even brave new horizons. It is all about perception – the appearance of a new, vigorous administration, determined...