Watchdog reopens investigation into Jonathan Reynolds’ legal career claims Business secretary alleged to never have qualified as solicitor, despite listing job on LinkedIn profile The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Solicitors’ watchdog not taking action over Jonathan Reynolds’ LinkedIn page The Solicitors Regulation Authority contacted Mr Reynolds in January about an error on his profile. Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
OPINION - Am I the only idiot not lying on my CV? What this despicable culture of exaggeration says about us Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds have made me feel like a right d***head this week. Over the past six days, the Chancellor and Business Secretary have both been caught lying on their respective CVs. Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds' CV – what is supposedly false? The scandal has piled more pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s top team Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds accused of ‘fabricating CV’ after claiming to be solicitor despite never qualifying Jonathan Reynolds never finished his training contract as he quit to stand for parliament in 2010 The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds accused of 'fabricating his CV' The news comes after the Chancellor came under pressure over inaccuracies in her own CV and her use of expenses in a previous job Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025
Keir Starmer 'ready' to put troops into Ukraine if peace deal reached, as leaders meet for crisis talks Prime Minister says UK is ‘ready and willing’ to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if a deal is reached to end conflict, as European leaders gather for emergency talks in Paris Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025
Starmer’s plan to bridge gap between Trump and Europe ‘not easy’, says Reynolds Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet European leaders at a crisis summit on Monday before heading to Washington later this month. The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Business Secretary disagrees with JD Vance’s claim religious free speech under threat in UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds disagrees with US Vice President JD Vance's claim that religious free speech is under threat in the UK. The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Cabinet minister hits out at JD Vance’s rant as Kemi Badenoch urges UK to ‘fight for’ free speech Conservative leader said she supported those ‘questioning the status quo’ after fury over comments by Donald Trump’s vice president The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Minister warns Ukraine deal won’t last without Europe and hints at increased defence spending Keir Starmer to attend crisis meeting of European leaders after US president Donald Trump’s team made it clear they would be excluded from peace talks with Russia The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Trump’s steel tariffs would damage UK and US, says Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has set out a package worth up to £2.5 billion to support the steel industry. Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025
UK hopes to be a bridge between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join Nato The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025
Labour Civil War Erupts as Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer Face Off Over Defence Spending Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to overrule Chancellor Rachel Reeves by pushing for increased military spending, as Labour comes under mounting pressure to The Fashion Central · Feb 16, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025 Cabinet minister Reynolds hits back at Vance over religious freedom claims Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said ‘no-one is arrested for what they are praying about’ after JD Vance’s claims.
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025 Government announces multibillion-pound plans to boost UK steel industry The announcement follows the Government’s go ahead for expansion at Heathrow Airport which will require 400,000 tonnes of steel.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 UK rushes forward plans for £2.5bn steel investment after Trump announces tariffs US president’s announcement prompts government to publish green paper weeks ahead of schedule
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025 Does the government really know what it wants from the CMA? Some directives such as ‘be more agile’ are meaningless, and what happens when the ‘pro-growth’ agenda collides with the ‘pro-competition’ one?
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025 Competition watchdog to speed up decisions after UK government pressure Competition and Markets Authority announces plans for ‘step change’ after government calls for it to be less risk averse
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025 CMA pledges to speed up decisions to support Government growth push The CMA is among regulators which have faced demands from the Government to help its ambitions to accelerate economic growth.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 Trump’s tariffs could have grim knock-on effects for UK’s economy British policymakers watch nervously, fearing a weaker pound and inflation even if US tariffs are not applied directly
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 India trade deal should secure release of detained British citizen, says MP Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in India since 2017.
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 OPINION - Dylan Jones: Keir Starmer should copy Donald Trump and end working from home for lazy civil servants Boom! In a rather terse email sent on Tuesday, Donald Trump told federal government workers they had to decide by Thursday of next week whether they wanted to be part of a hastily arranged “deferred resignation” programme. His email said that if they agreed by that date to quit their…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in bid to drive UK growth In economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 Expanding Heathrow ‘an illusion of economic growth’, says Labour donor One of Labour’s biggest donors rubbished the plan to build another runway at Heathrow