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"A U.K. only emissions trading system risks exposing U.K. manufacturers to much higher costs than those in other European countries", said Steve Elliott, chief executive officer of the Chemical Industries Association. (Bloomberg) -- Groups representing traders and the biggest industrial and energy companies in the U.K. and Europe called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to establish a link between the country's nascent emissions trading program and that run by Brussels. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government has wasted opportunities to learn how best to close Britain's regional wealth gap, leaving its "leveling up" agenda at risk of failure, the National Audit Office warned. U.K. Wasted Chances to Learn How to "Level-Up", Auditor Says The white paper is a key plank of Boris Johnson's effort to move the political discussion beyond the "partygate" scandal, which has sparked a police investigation into Covid-19 rule breaches at Downing Street. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Conservative members of Parliamenturged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to come good on along-held government promise and pass a law cracking downon the use of U.K. property for money laundering. What the Pandora Papers Reveal About Offshore Wealth:QuickTake Just last week, Business Minister Paul Scully gave awritten statement to Parliament saying that the creationof the register "will strengthen our already impressivecontrols", and that legislation would be introduced "assoon as parliamentary time allows.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. businesses will help design technical education programs to fill local skill shortages, part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to boost Britain's economic recovery. Johnson is seeking ways to revive U.K. industry after the damage of the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered businesses and caused a spike in unemployment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a threat to his leadership from rebels in his Conservative Party who are demanding a clear path out of the U.K.'s economically damaging lockdown. Leadership Question He is one of 55 Tories who voted against Johnson's pandemic plan for a tougher system of tiered restrictions organized by regions in December. On paper, it would take only 40 Tory MPs to vote against the government to inflict a defeat on Johnson if all the opposition parties also decided to block the prime minister's plans. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a threat to his leadership from Conservative lawmakers demanding a clear path out of the U.K.'s economically damaging third pandemic lockdown. On paper, it would take only 40 Tory MPs to vote against the government to inflict a defeat on Johnson if all the opposition parties also decided to block the prime minister's plans. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson suffered a revolt by 55 of his own Conservative Party colleagues Tuesday -- his biggest rebellion in a parliamentary vote since he won a historic majority at last December's election. On paper, if the opposition Labour party had joined Tuesday night's Tory revolt, Johnson's majority of 80 would have been wiped out and he would have lost that vital vote. [Extracted from the article]

U.K."s Boris Johnson Staying in Hospital for 'Observation" (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is remaining in hospital for "observation" after struggling to recover from coronavirus, his spokesman said on Monday, as the country braces for the outbreak to peak. The premier has a persistent cough and fever and has been undergoing tests, but had a "comfortable" night and continues to work on his government papers, Johnson's official spokesman James Slack told reporters on Monday. [Extracted from the article]

Restaurant Group Plc and Cineworld Group Plc were among the worst performers on the U.K. FTSE All-Share Index, both down more than 6% as of 11 a.m. London time. (Bloomberg) -- U.K. travel and leisure stocks extended declines after the Financial Times said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to announce fresh restrictions in England to curb the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. travel and leisure stocks extended declines after the Financial Times said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to announce fresh restrictions in England to curb the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant. Restaurant Group Plc and Cineworld Group Plc were among the worst performers on the U.K. FTSE All-Share Index, both down more than 6% as of 10:45 a.m. London time. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government refused to rule out cuts to overseas aid, despite a commitment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in last December's election to maintain support to poorer nations. "What we are doing is looking at how the aid budget is spent to ensure that it serves the U.K.'s priorities and represents value for money", Slack told reporters on Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior security officials will meet on Tuesday to decide on Huawei Technologies Co's future in the U.K.'s fifth generation telecommunications networks, according to people familiar with the matter. The National Security Council will assess the findings of a report from the National Cyber Security Centre, which has concluded that new U.S. sanctions mean Huawei will have to use untrusted technology, making security risks impossible to control. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's chief adviser has spent a decade waging war on Britain's teaching unions. Dominic Cummings, Johnson's most senior adviser, is now most famous as the man who ran the campaign for Brexit, but before that he was one of Michael Gove's chief aides at the Department for Education. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Conor Burns, a key ally of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, resigned as trade minister on Monday after an inquiry found he'd breached parliamentary ethics rules to help his father. Burns co-managed Johnson's Conservative Party leadership campaign last year, helping to organize meetings with other members of Parliament and building support. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the potential increase of the costs of the construction of HS2 high-speed railway line in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the initial cost estimate for the project, the rising cost attributed to poor ground conditions during the surveying work and high specification and design and the plan of Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson to launch a review of the rail project if he becomes the prime minister.

The article discusses updates on the deal negotiations for Brexit or the British withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Topics discussed include the preparation of British Member of Parliament Boris Johnson for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, the necessity of a Brexit policy according to British Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, and the acknowledgment of British divorces in Ireland following Brexit.

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson will unveil the U.K.'s new approach in tackling Covid this week, preparing the country for a mass booster vaccination program and potential shots for teenagers -- but scrapping plans for mandatory vaccine certificates in England. Even as cases remain high in Britain, Johnson wants to mark a new stage in the pandemic -- ditching the threat of lockdowns and mandatory vaccine passports in favor of more individual freedoms. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson won amandate from the House of Commons to raise taxes to thehighest level on record to fund health and social care. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves called theproposals an "unfair, job taxing, manifesto-shredding,tax bombshell" in the Commons in Wednesday's debateleading up to the vote. [Extracted from the article]

The latest data show: The virus reproduction rate, or R number, is down to a range of 0.8 to 1.0 in England, from 0.8 to 1.1 a week ago. (Bloomberg) -- Coronavirus data suggest the U.K. is slowly emerging from the latest wave of the pandemic, even after the government pushed ahead with an almost full reopening of the economy last month. [Extracted from the article]

Johnson appeared to be riding out the storm, with polls as recently as last week giving the Tories a double-digit lead over Labour ahead of local and mayoral elections on May 6. Keywords: ALLTOP; ELECT; EUROPE; EURTOP; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; POL; TOP; UK; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP ELECT EUROPE EURTOP GEN GENTOP GOV POL TOP UK WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU QSHS1FDWRGG0 (Bloomberg) -- Pressure mounted on Boris Johnson as the ruling Conservative Party's polling lead shrank ahead of local elections, and the leader of the Scottish Tories said the U.K. Prime Minister should quit if he's found to have broken rules over the funding of refurbishments to his apartment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed restaurants, pubs and shops will open again as England's lockdown is eased next week, but the ban on foreign travel may remain for longer. The traffic light risk ratings -- coding countries red, amber or green -- will take account of a nation's vaccination program, infection rate, virus strains, and sequencing capacity. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed restaurants and shops will open again for the first time in four months as England's lockdown is eased next week, but the ban on foreign travel may remain for longer. Social Distancing A review of social distancing will consider when families will be allowed to hug each other again, and whether Covid passports could see distancing rules lifted. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Everyone in England will be urged to take a coronavirus test twice a week as a new system of Covid passports is assessed for wide-scale use, under Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to reopen the economy after lockdown. With most of the adult population now having received a vaccine, the government believes rapid testing of the whole population and a system of Covid status certification will help keep control over the pandemic as restrictions are eased. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s third coronavirus lockdown looks set to endure as the government warned it's too early to contemplate easing restrictions. Summer Earlier, Johnson was asked if the lockdown may need to last into the summer, and did not rule it out, warning only that the new coronavirus strain is "much more contagious" and that the U.K. faces "what is unquestionably going to be a tough few weeks ahead.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s third coronavirus lockdown looks set to endure as the government warned it's too early to contemplate easing restrictions. Summer Earlier, Johnson was asked if the lockdown may need to last into the summer, and did not rule it out, warning only that the new coronavirus strain is "much more contagious" and that the U.K. faces "what is unquestionably going to be a tough few weeks ahead.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s third coronavirus lockdown looks set to endure as the government warned it's too early to contemplate easing restrictions. Summer Earlier, Johnson was asked if the lockdown may need to last into the summer, and did not rule it out, warning only that the new coronavirus strain is "much more contagious" and that the U.K. faces "what is unquestionably going to be a tough few weeks ahead.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson said the U.K. will examine its tax and regulatory environment as it tries to stimulate British business in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. "We'll be looking at the tax environment, the regulatory environment and everything to encourage and support businesses across the country", Johnson said Thursday in a question-and-answer session with members of the public aired on Facebook. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson said the U.K. will examine its tax and regulatory environment as it tries to stimulate British business in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. "We'll be looking at the tax environment, the regulatory environment and everything to encourage and support businesses across the country", Johnson said Thursday in a question-and-answer session with members of the public aired on Facebook. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- For U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the roll-out of the western world's first coronavirus vaccine offers the prospect of some political respite after eight months of criticism over his pandemic strategy. U.K.'s Johnson Hit by Tory Revolt as Virus Restrictions Pass In public British ministers are jubilant. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking advice from industry on how to create green jobs in the U.K. as unemployment rose at the quickest pace in a decade. The TUC has identified 1.24 million jobs that could be created across the U.K. in two years by investing 85 billion pounds in areas such as home insulation, electric car charging, and planting trees. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking advice from industry on how to create green jobs in the U.K. as unemployment rose at the quickest pace in a decade. The TUC has identified 1.24 million jobs that could be created across the U.K. in two years by investing 85 billion pounds in areas such as home insulation, electric car charging, and planting trees. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A long-awaited report on Russian interference in U.K. democracy will be published Tuesday after being blocked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson since last October. Yet Johnson, who said last year he had read the document, still dragged his feet over its publication, only agreeing the nomination of new members for the committee needed to publish it earlier this month. Johnson then delayed the nomination of the new committee again, increasing expectations among opposition politicians that the report contained revelations damaging to his administration. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Britain and the European Union will step up the pace of their trade negotiations following talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aimed at breaking the deadlock over their future relationship. European Union diplomats yesterday rebuffed U.K. calls to loosen Barnier's mandate ahead of a meeting of EU leaders that starts on June 18. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Pressure mounted on Boris Johnson to be more open about his coronavirus strategy as a panel of lawmakers called on his government to publish the scientific advice behind Britain's response to the pandemic. Greater openness will help maintain public support as the U.K. eases its lockdown, the House of Commons science committee said in a letter to the prime minister Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

The U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown is likely to begin to be eased from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, even as the country became the first in Europe to record more than 30,000 deaths from the disease. Johnson's spokesman, James Slack, said people should prepare for a "different kind of normal", and the government will adopt a phased approach to easing restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

The U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown is likely to begin to be eased from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he promised to announce details to the nation this weekend. Johnson's spokesman, James Slack, said people should prepare for a "different kind of normal", and the government will adopt a phased approach to easing restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

The U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown is likely to begin to be eased from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he promised to announce details to the nation this weekend. Johnson also argued that it was too early to compare the U.K. death toll to that of other countries. [Extracted from the article]

Boris Johnson's attempts to find a way to revive the battered U.K. economy while halting the spread of coronavirus ran into flak from his opponents and allies as he prepared to announce his plans. Persuading people it's not dangerous to return to work will be crucial to rebooting the British economy as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak looks at ways to unwind the government's furlough program, which has already spent 8 billion pounds ($10 billion) paying the wages of millions of U.K. workers. [Extracted from the article]

Boris Johnson's attempts to find a way to revive the battered U.K. economy while halting the spread of coronavirus ran into flak from his opponents and allies as he prepared to announce his plans. Persuading people it's not dangerous to return to work will be crucial to rebooting the British economy as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak looks at ways to unwind the government's furlough program, which has already spent 8 billion pounds ($10 billion) paying the wages of millions of U.K. workers. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still being monitored in a critical care unit as the U.K.'s coronavirus crisis deepened, with the highest daily rise in deaths so far. Cabinet Divisions There have been divisions among Johnson's officials during his period of isolation already, a situation that risks getting worse with Raab, who was a leadership rival to Johnson last year, now in charge. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still being monitored in a critical care unit as the U.K.'s coronavirus crisis deepened, with the highest daily rise in deaths so far. Cabinet Divisions There have been divisions among Johnson's officials during his period of isolation already, a situation that risks getting worse with Raab, who was a leadership rival to Johnson last year, now in charge. [Extracted from the article]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still being monitored in a critical care unit as the U.K.'s coronavirus crisis deepened, with the highest daily rise in deaths so far. The cabinet is working collectively to deliver Johnson's instructions on fighting the pandemic, Raab said when asked how much power he has over government policy. Cabinet Divisions There have been divisions among Johnson's officials during his period of isolation already, a situation that risks getting worse with Raab, who was a leadership rival to Johnson last year, now in charge. [Extracted from the article]

U.K."s Boris Johnson in 'Good Spirits" and Doesn't Have Pneumonia, Office Says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is receiving oxygen to help him breathe as the U.K.'s coronavirus crisis deepened, with the highest daily rise in deaths so far. With Johnson out of action, the untested Raab will now need to get a grip on the government machine and coordinate the pandemic response. [Extracted from the article]