News Retailers And Food Manufacturers Call For Inquiry Into Ports Chaos One food manufacturer has suffered lost sales worth more than £1 million due to a shortage during the crucial festive period. Neil Lancefield 17th Dec
News Union Expresses Concerns Over Firm’s Ability To Deliver £2.6bn Battery Plant Unite commented after a boss at start-up Britishvolt resigned and the union said its gigaplant in Blyth would need Government backing. Tom Wilkinson 17th Dec
News Long Distance Battery Trains To Launch On London-Penzance Route Using battery power for travel in and out of the route’s non-electrified stations will reduce fuel consumption by more than 20%, according to Hitachi. Neil Lancefield 15th Dec
News Brexit Deal Essential To Avoid Looming Cliff Edge, Say Business Groups Leaders have also called for a ‘grace period’ and time for firms to adjust to either outcome in the new year. PM Today Contributor 14th Dec
News Government To Start Talks Over Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station The Suffolk power station could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to provide 7% of the UK’s energy demands. Henry Saker-Clark 14th Dec
Mega Projects Plans For £2.6bn Electric Vehicle Battery Plant On Old Coal-Burning Site Britishvolt’s proposal for Blyth is said to represent the biggest investment in the North East since Nissan arrived in 1984. Tom Wilkinson 11th Dec
News Rolls-Royce recovery hit by second Covid-19 peak The engine maker said less flying hours for its engines means negative cash flow will be higher than previous estimates. Simon Neville 11th Dec
News Post-Brexit Trade Talks Unlikely To Be Extended Beyond Sunday – Raab The Foreign Secretary has called for ‘flexibility’ from the EU in order to strike a deal. Patrick Daly and David Hughes 10th Dec
Mega Projects Crossrail Reaches ‘Important Milestone’ The number of test trains in the tunnels is being doubled from four to eight. Neil Lancefield 09th Dec
News Job: Head Up A Complex Change Portfolio – And Help Protect The UK As Head of Projects & Programmes, you’ll ensure the success of a large and dynamic change portfolio whose aim is to make CT policing… PM Today Contributor 08th Dec