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Day: 9 July 2018

Parting shot from Boris

‘Brexit dream is dying’ says Johnson in stinging letter to PM

Boris Johnson
Theresa May moved swiftly to shore up her government by appointing a new Foreign Secretary to replace Boris Johnson...

147th Open Championship

R&A increases Carnoustie prize fund by $250,000

Jordan Spieth
The R&A has announced an increased prize fund of $10.5million for this year’s Open Championship which is

Staff join former head of equities

Eight leave Standard Life Aberdeen for Aviva’s Scots office

David Cumming
Eight senior staff at Standard Life Aberdeen are switching to Aviva Investors

As I See It

May should use resignations to assert her authority

David Davis at Brexit committee
Theresa May should see the resignation of David Davis as an opportunity to cleanse the Cabinet of the most rabid Brexiteers

New CEO

Whitaker takes helm at housing group Cala

Brunswick Road Cala
Cala Group has appointed one of its regional chairmen, as chief executive to succeed Alan Brown who is retiring.

Blow to PM's EU talks

Brexit Secretary Davis resigns over May’s ‘close ties’ plan

David Davis at Brexit committee
Brexit Secretary David Davis resigned his post last night, throwing the Prime Minister's plans into disarray and undermining her attempts to unite the Cabinet.

New retail setback

Mothercare to close 60 stores, M&S skips update

Mothercare
Mothercare is closing 60 of its 137 UK stores by next June, with 19 of its remaining outlets operating on reduced rent.

Chambers questions Bank

Carney’s upbeat comments on economy ‘ill-judged’ says BCC

Mark Carney
Bank of England governor Mark Carney's upbeat comments on the UK economy have been termed 'ill-judged' after evidence emerged of sluggish growth across the country.

Number of projects slides

Scotland holds place as foreign investment hit by Brexit

First Minister at Xilinx
Scotland held its place for overseas investment into financial services last year, though Brexit uncertainty is blamed for a sharp fall in the number of projects across the UK.

Addition to 17-strong specialists

Dallas joins Grant Thornton restructuring team

Grant Thornton UK has appointed a restructuring and forensic executive