Anna Isaac

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UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

UK officials are tightening security when handling sensitive trade documents to prevent them from falling into US hands amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, the Guardian can reveal. In an indication of the strains on the “special relationship”, British civil servants have changed document-handling guidance, adding higher classifications to some trade negotiation documents in order to better shield them from American eyes, sources told the Guardian.
Chief finance officer of under-fire Thames Water quits £1.3m-a-year role

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

Thames Water’s chief financial officer has quit his £1.3m-a-year job, the cash-strapped water company has announced. Alastair Cochran, who had also recently served as interim chief executive at Thames, will leave his role within days. His departure comes at a critical time for the UK’s largest water company amid close scrutiny of its fragile finances.
Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

Nuclear whistleblowers who try to draw attention to cultural and safety issues face bullying, MPs have warned. Members of parliament’s public accounts committee have said they are concerned about the way people who raise concerns around culture and safety on nuclear sites are treated. “There is generally a problem with whistleblowing and a safety culture,” said Rachel Gilmour, a Liberal Democrat MP, when quizzing nuclear bosses on Thursday.
Thames Water hopes to agree deal with one of six bidders by end of June

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

Thames Water has said it hopes to agree a deal with one of six bidders by the end of June and has secured a delay to a review of its bill increases to smooth the rescue process. The UK’s biggest water company said negotiations were ongoing and it wanted to complete the transaction by the end of September. It comes after the Guardian revealed Thames’s requests for special treatment on everything from bills to fines, piling pressure on Ofwat amid a review into the future of regulation in the sector.
Thames Water hopes to agree deal with one of six bidders by end of June

1 month ago | msn.com | Anna Isaac

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Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs warning bidders will walk away

1 month ago | theguardian.com | John Collingridge |Anna Isaac

Thames Water is asking to be spared billions of pounds of costs and fines over the next five years and heap more on to bills so it can attract new investors, the Guardian can reveal. The struggling water company is racing to find a buyer over the next eight weeks and is trying to persuade the regulator Ofwat to grant it significant leniency on penalties and extra costs, to attract bidders. That would mean customer bills rising by far more than the 35% it has been allowed.
Financial watchdog scraps plan to ‘name and shame’ UK firms under investigation

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

The UK’s financial watchdog has bowed to longstanding pressure and ditched a plan to frequently “name and shame” companies it is investigating. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped the plan to apply a new public interest test for announcing investigations into regulated firms “given the lack of consensus” over the plans. The decision comes as the government pressures regulators to help “rip out bureaucracy that blocks investment” as part of its growth agenda.
Trump’s trade war could pose ‘substantial’ threat to UK economy, says Bank

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Anna Isaac

A full-blown trade war would pose a “substantial” threat to the British economy, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned. Donald Trump struck Canadian and Mexican imports with new duties of 25% at midnight on Tuesday, and also levied extra 20% tariffs against Chinese goods, triggering retaliatory moves. He also threatened to place sweeping 25% tariffs on EU imports last week.
Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’

1 month ago | msn.com | Anna Isaac

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Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’

1 month ago | msn.com | Anna Isaac

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