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Hedge fund tycoon who is third-biggest UK taxpayer quits Britain for Greece

Chris Rokos, founder of Rokos Capital Management, is leaving the UK amid concerns about Labour hiking taxes in October’s Budget

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Budget 'tax rises': Cabinet minister brushes aside calls to reverse £20bn NI hit on firms so they hire more young people

‘We’ve asked business to pay more in recent years but it's not true to say youth unemployment problem began a year ago,’ says Work Secretary Pat McFadden

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Tesco and John Lewis among UK firms in pledge to create 100,000 jobs to tackle Neets crisis

The placements will be offered directly to young universal credit claimants in a programme dubbed ‘Opening Shift’

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Defence investment plan expected within weeks not months, says minister

The plan, known as the Dip, was originally slated for publication last autumn but has been repeatedly delayed.

Evening Standard · May 31

Minister rejects Streeting call to consider national insurance cut

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said he backed the Chancellor’s decision.

Evening Standard · May 31

Former M&S boss Marc Bolland to help ministers tackle Neet problem

Mr Bolland will also advise Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden.

Evening Standard · May 30

No easy solutions to fix youth unemployment crisis, says ex-Labour minister

Having a million young people aged 16-24 not in education or work is estimated to be costing the UK around £125 billion a year.

Evening Standard · May 28

UK’s youth unemployment crisis costing UK £125bn a year, review estimates

The number of people aged 16 to 24 in the UK not in education, employment or training could increase to one in six young people by 2031, it said.

Evening Standard · May 28

Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants

‘Fit notes are too often a dead end,’ the work and pensions secretary said

The Independent UK · May 20

Iran war could cause job losses in Britain, minister warns

Pat McFadden said the impact of the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz could feed through to the UK labour market.

Evening Standard · May 6