Scott Challinor

EasyJet's chief operating officer, Peter Bellew, has resigned.

The Leaders Council is proud to announce the publication of its special report into the Skills & Post-16 Education Act and the impact it will have on the construction, engineering and manufacturing sectors.

Since its 2011 establishment, social enterprise IncomeMax has worked with EDF to help support low income and vulnerable people in better managing their finances, and in just a decade has helped those in need access £11 million in unclaimed benefits to boost their income.

From mid-June this year, AKA Case Management has signed up for a six-month pilot scheme of the four-day working week.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Maros Šefčovič has said that the bloc will not “negotiate on the basis” of the UK government’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which he called an illegal effort by Westminster to “change the game and decide what enters the EU single market.”

The UK has pledged to provide Ukraine with a further £1 billion in military aid, while foreign secretary Liz Truss has urged Western allies to support Taiwan in ensuring it can defend itself against an incursion by China.

The UK government has confirmed that tariffs on steel imports will be extended for two more years having been due to expire, a move which the international trade secretary said was “in the national interest”.

UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called for an increase to the defence budget, in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has set a target date of October 19, 2023, to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

On Monday, MPs gave initial support to the government’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which will enable the government to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol within the Brexit deal with the EU.

Later on Monday, UK prime minister Boris Johnson will call on his fellow G7 leaders to take action to help safely get Ukrainian grain exports out of the country, reports say.

As the UK government prepares to bring its Northern Ireland Protocol Bill back to Parliament on Monday for its second reading, one Northern Irish business leader has called for greater education around the Protocol and how it can benefit local businesses.

Hertfordshire-based specialist driver recruitment agency, Driver Require, has been shortlisted for two awards at the Recruiter Awards 2022.

On Learning Disability Week, Jelena Milic from The Cube Disability in Northamptonshire spoke on The Leaders Council Podcast to raise awareness of the lived experiences of people with learning difficulties and how her organisation looks to support them.

The Conservatives have faced defeat in both of this week’s by-elections in the constituencies of Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield, an outcome which has prompted party chairman, Oliver Dowden, to step down.