Rachel Reeves

2024 will put a spotlight on the global state of democracy as more people than ever head to the polls

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

LONDON, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Economist has launched The World Ahead, an annual special year-end issue from The Economist that examines important themes, trends and events that will shape the coming year. The editor's top ten themes for 2024 and the accompanying articles are online today on https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead-2024. The full edition will be available digitally from November 16th, and, for the first time, included in The Economist's weekly print edition dated November 18th. The standalone print issue will be available on global newsstands from November 29th (later in the United States due to the Thanksgiving holiday).

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The World Ahead's aim is to help you keep your worldview up to date—and tell you what might be coming next."
The World Ahead discusses a broad range of topics, but its top ten themes for 2024, distilled from its pages, are as follows:
Votearama!
Elections all over the world, for more voters than ever before, will put a spotlight on the global state of democracy.
There will be more than 70 elections in 2024 in countries that are home to around 4.2bn people—for the first time, more than half of the global population.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans – Chair writes to Chancellor

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

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Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The letter warns that the way the loan scheme is being rolled out and being interpreted by some lenders is discouraging small and medium-sized businesses from accessing the loans.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Chancellors loan scheme is very welcome and necessary but a number of businesses are coming forward with concerns about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme.
I hope the Chancellor will examine these concerns to make sure businesses get the support they need.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans – Chair writes to Chancellor

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Key Points:

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The letter warns that the way the loan scheme is being rolled out and being interpreted by some lenders is discouraging small and medium-sized businesses from accessing the loans.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Chancellors loan scheme is very welcome and necessary but a number of businesses are coming forward with concerns about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme.
I hope the Chancellor will examine these concerns to make sure businesses get the support they need.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans – Chair writes to Chancellor

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Key Points:

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The letter warns that the way the loan scheme is being rolled out and being interpreted by some lenders is discouraging small and medium-sized businesses from accessing the loans.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Chancellors loan scheme is very welcome and necessary but a number of businesses are coming forward with concerns about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme.
I hope the Chancellor will examine these concerns to make sure businesses get the support they need.

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Rachel Reeves, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Science and technology in the United Kingdom, Economy of the United Kingdom, British MPs

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

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Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, has written to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for BEIS to call for clearer Government coronavirus guidance for workers to help address concerns that workers are being forced to go to work or that their employer is not offering enough support.
On Tuesday, Rachel Reeves asked workers to contact the BEIS Committee with their concerns and the letter to the Secretary of State references the fact that, within hours, the Committee had received over 250 emails [update - now at over 400 messages] from people working in a wide range of sectors and settings including office-based staff, furniture manufacturers, travel agents, estate agents, law firms, and TV engineers.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Department for BEIS and the whole of Government are working incredibly hard to help support businesses and employees during these difficult times.
The correspondence also calls on the Government to support businesses by helping to provide more specific guidance for workplaces on social distancing.

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Rachel Reeves, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Science and technology in the United Kingdom, Economy of the United Kingdom, British MPs

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

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Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, has written to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for BEIS to call for clearer Government coronavirus guidance for workers to help address concerns that workers are being forced to go to work or that their employer is not offering enough support.
On Tuesday, Rachel Reeves asked workers to contact the BEIS Committee with their concerns and the letter to the Secretary of State references the fact that, within hours, the Committee had received over 250 emails [update - now at over 400 messages] from people working in a wide range of sectors and settings including office-based staff, furniture manufacturers, travel agents, estate agents, law firms, and TV engineers.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Department for BEIS and the whole of Government are working incredibly hard to help support businesses and employees during these difficult times.
The correspondence also calls on the Government to support businesses by helping to provide more specific guidance for workplaces on social distancing.

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Rachel Reeves, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Science and technology in the United Kingdom, Economy of the United Kingdom, British MPs

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says

Key Points:

Coronavirus - workers need clear guidance, Chair says
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, has written to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for BEIS to call for clearer Government coronavirus guidance for workers to help address concerns that workers are being forced to go to work or that their employer is not offering enough support.
On Tuesday, Rachel Reeves asked workers to contact the BEIS Committee with their concerns and the letter to the Secretary of State references the fact that, within hours, the Committee had received over 250 emails [update - now at over 400 messages] from people working in a wide range of sectors and settings including office-based staff, furniture manufacturers, travel agents, estate agents, law firms, and TV engineers.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
The Department for BEIS and the whole of Government are working incredibly hard to help support businesses and employees during these difficult times.
The correspondence also calls on the Government to support businesses by helping to provide more specific guidance for workplaces on social distancing.

Chair criticises Barclays move to restrict customers' access to cash

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.

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Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee said:
Barclays need to think again.
Barclays unjustifiable decision to stop customers accessing their own money from post offices is a deeply retrograde step which lets down their customers, potentially leaving people in many places without access to their own cash, and which undermines the post office network.
Its essential that to secure the future viability of the post office network and this decision from Barclays suggests they are forgetting their wider social responsibilities.

Chair criticises Barclays move to restrict customers' access to cash

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Barclays Africa Group, Companies, Economy of the United Kingdom, Barclays, Clan Barclay, Economy, Rachel Reeves, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Post Office Ltd

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.

Key Points:

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee said:
Barclays need to think again.
Barclays unjustifiable decision to stop customers accessing their own money from post offices is a deeply retrograde step which lets down their customers, potentially leaving people in many places without access to their own cash, and which undermines the post office network.
Its essential that to secure the future viability of the post office network and this decision from Barclays suggests they are forgetting their wider social responsibilities.

Chair criticises Barclays move to restrict customers' access to cash

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Barclays Africa Group, Companies, Economy of the United Kingdom, Barclays, Clan Barclay, Economy, Rachel Reeves, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Post Office Ltd

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.

Key Points:

Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committeehas commented on the move by Barclays Bank to stop its customers withdrawing cash from post office branches.
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee said:
Barclays need to think again.
Barclays unjustifiable decision to stop customers accessing their own money from post offices is a deeply retrograde step which lets down their customers, potentially leaving people in many places without access to their own cash, and which undermines the post office network.
Its essential that to secure the future viability of the post office network and this decision from Barclays suggests they are forgetting their wider social responsibilities.