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...By the time Hunt arrived at the House of Commons despatch box, virtually the entire plan had been leaked or trailed; Tory MPs said they were baffled at the absence of significant surprises in his red box...
...Brexit has been a miserable experience for the industry....
...For a politician, standing at the despatch box fielding questions is a step up the career ladder from being a mere backbencher....
...The drinks industry welcomed the move....
...Anyone hoping for a definitive account of Sunak’s thinking will not find it in the skimpy tax plan brandished at the despatch box....
...The fripperies of Rees-Mogg at the despatch box are largely a distraction....
...David Brown, chair of National Courier and Despatch Association, a trade body, said delivery companies were turning down jobs and telling workers to stay at home because of a lack of certainty around fuel...
...That is a political decision that Danker and the industry accept....
...Do you work in an industry that has been affected by the UK’s departure from the EU single market and customs union? If so, how is the change hurting — or even benefiting — you and your business?...
...An alternative may be to convert the hydrogen to ammonia, which is easier to despatch....
...This week the auto industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), tried to ramp up pressure by warning that a no-deal exit would cost the industry £55.4bn over the next five years....
...It’s the only date in the British parliamentary calendar on which alcohol is permitted to a minister at the despatch box....
...That scepticism is widely shared in industry, as noted above....
...Online’s the main driver, with Q2 sales up 9 per cent as bad press about its despatch warehouse proved easier to fix than feared....
...Such methods have cut the time between order and despatch to as little as 15 minutes, compared with the eight to 16 hours it took previously....
...Mark Francois, a former Tory whip, accused the prime minister: “Prime minister why have you repeatedly made commitments at the Despatch Box and then done the opposite?”...
...The fashion retailer said second-quarter retail sales were up 13 per cent at £641.3m, missing the £652.8m consensus, as an order despatch backlog meant US sales fell 3 per cent....
...[Virgin Care sues NHS – FT] Obviously Travis, whose conduct failed to meet the ethical standards expected in the minicab despatch industry....
...Arqiva’s equipment transmitted the first ever Budget TV broadcast, in 1928, when the red despatch box was carried by one Winston Churchill....
...Yet there is a volatile streak: whether hurling Mao’s Little Red Book across the despatch box in 2015 or waving the mace around the Commons in protest at Heathrow’s expansion....
...Nonetheless, finance experts and investment advisers will be watching Mr Hammond’s performance closely at the despatch box for confirmation of a number of measures on tax, pensions and property....
...Now obviously you get power dynamics in any workplace, whether it's the city of London, or the media, or entertainment industry....
...Last month, Greg Clark, the UK business secretary, said the government was trying to protect Britain’s car manufacturing industry from the impact of Brexit — leading other industries to call for similar...
...Mr Hammond has raised the hopes of the UK housebuilding industry that he will offer further stimulus to their sector....
...But it sparked widespread opposition in the pensions industry....
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