UK economic crisis 'has little to do with Brexit' says Rees-Mogg Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Speaking to Andrew Marr on LBC, the Brexit Opportunities minister refuted claims Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union had created more bureaucracy and complicated trade barriers. He said Britain was “reducing red tape” in relation to countries outside of the EU, such as India, and that there would not have been access to these “fantastic” opportunities had Britain remained in the union. Mr Rees-Mogg added that the operative issue when it came to soaring coasts and high inflation was the “lack of Chinese semiconductors and cities in China still being … [Read more...] about ‘Very little to do with Brexit’ Rees-Mogg says cost of living nothing to do with EU vote
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Boots stock market float back on the table as £5bn sale collapses
T he American owners of Boots may revive plans for stock market float next year after scrapping the sale of Britain’s biggest chemist to a Wall Street buyout fund and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Walgreens, which merged with Boots in 2014 in a deal worth £9bn, said none of the offers for the “adequately reflects the high potential value of Boots and No7 Beauty Company”. The Illinois-headquartered company said bidders had struggled to arrange bank loans to buy Boots after financial markets “suffered unexpected and dramatic change”. Private equity fund Apollo and Mr Ambani had been in pole position to acquire Boots after Walgreens chairman Stefano Pessina put the business up for sale in January. But a £5bn approach — considerably lower than the £7bn Mr Pessina is said to have wanted — fell through. Ornella Barra, Boots operating chief, wrote to the company’s 56,000 staff saying she was “happy to confirm that it has been decided that Boots and No7 Beauty Company will … [Read more...] about Boots stock market float back on the table as £5bn sale collapses
Food costs soaring as farms are crushed by visa shortfall
Labour shortages on British farms have left tonnes of food unpicked, costing millions of pounds and pushing food inflation as high as 20% at the farm gate, the agriculture industry has told Sky News. Farmers say this year's harvest has been hit by a shortfall in the overall number of seasonal worker visas granted by the Home Office, delays in processing those visas and a collapse in the number of Ukrainian workers coming to the UK after the Russian invasion. Last year more than 60% of workers on seasonal visas were from Ukraine and 8% from Russia. That number has greatly reduced as adult Ukrainian men are unable to leave the country. Sky News has also spoken to Russians who say their visa applications have been cancelled without explanation by recruitment agencies, despite there being no explicit ban on Russians working in the UK. As a consequence of the labour squeeze individual farmers have already left crops worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in the ground, and … [Read more...] about Food costs soaring as farms are crushed by visa shortfall
‘You cannot talk about freedom!’ Dr Shola erupts over BLM rights in US
Dr Shola erupts over rights of 'life and liberty' of African Americans Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu discussed the ongoing row over abortion rights and BLM rights with journalist Kay Burley and Scotty Nell Hughes. Dr Shola and Ms Hughes argued back and forth over what rights Americans currently had and did not have. Ms Hughes defended the right to life for unborn babies in the US and Ms Mos-Shogbamimu pushed to discuss the lack of human rights black people in the US currently have. Dr Shola went on to claim black people were denied liberty every single day living in the US . Related articles Brexit: … [Read more...] about ‘You cannot talk about freedom!’ Dr Shola erupts over BLM rights in US
Get rid of a double chin: Daily exercise for a sculpted and defined chin
Get rid of a double chin: Danielle Collins is a face yoga expert (Image: GETTY) This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sign up and receive our free daily stars from Russell Grant SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Danielle Collins is a face yoga expert who looks remarkably youthful for her 40 years. The facial exercise guru runs a hugely successful Youtube channel The Face Yoga Expert and a podcast, The Face Yoga Expert Podcast . She spoke with Express.co.uk about how you can reduce a double chin. Related articles One minute exercise to get rid of double chin: 'Key technique' Face yoga massage to reduce eye wrinkles and de-puff skin … [Read more...] about Get rid of a double chin: Daily exercise for a sculpted and defined chin