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1/ The Job Support Scheme will directly support the wages of people in work, giving businesses who face depressed winter demand the option of keeping employees in a job on shorter hours rather than making them redundant.
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4/ I will expand MI5’s reach to provide greater support to British businesses and universities to counter Chinese industrial espionage.
We’ll work across government and with security services to build a toolkit to help companies protect their intellectual property.
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1/ We have protected Northern Ireland’s place in the Union🇬🇧
We’ve amended the legal text of the Protocol to ensure we can make critical VAT and excise changes for the whole of the UK.
So our cuts to the cost of a pint in the pub will now apply in Northern Ireland too.
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Great to take the time today to speak to people who’ve used the furlough scheme.
I listened to business owners fighting to stay open and employees raring to return. This week we’ll launch Phase 2: flexible furloughing which I hope will help get us back up and running.
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Visiting the high street in my constituency last weekend left me with renewed optimism. Across the country, businesses are preparing and adapting, ready for the new normal.
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The first free trade agreement based on zero tariffs and zero quotas that the EU has ever agreed.
👇 Read more below twitter.com/10DowningStree…
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One year ago I was preparing for my first ever Budget.
A lot has happened since then, but the promises that underpin our plan remain unchanged.
Watch below 👇 #Budget2021
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Shocked to hear the news this morning about the attack on Shinzo Abe.
Violence has no place in politics and my thoughts are with his friends and family.
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We're reducing VAT to 5% for goods and services supplied by the tourism and hospitality sectors.
This is a £4bn catalyst benefiting over 150,000 businesses, and consumers everywhere - all helping to protect 2.4 million jobs. #PlanForJobs
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It’s time to put an end to pothole pain.
That’s why we’re investing over £5.5 billion on highway maintenance by 2025.
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We've launched a new website that helps businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply👇 #COVID19
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5/ I will protect key British assets.
That means examining the need to prevent Chinese acquisitions of key British assets including strategically sensitive tech firms.
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Maths is as important to the creative sector as it is to finance. Watch LIVE my vision for Maths to 18. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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1/ At the end of the first quarter of 2023, I’m proud of the action we have taken to:
➡️halve inflation
➡️grow the economy
➡️reduce debt
➡️cut waiting lists
➡️stop the boats
This is our focus. Just this week we’ve...
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I visited Dover today to speak to staff working day and night to stop the boats.
The Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman and I have introduced the Illegal Migration Bill so that people know if they come here illegally they can’t stay.
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In the first week of #EatOutToHelpOut nearly 11 million meals were discounted.
That’s more chefs cooking, more waiters and waitresses serving and over 80,000 hospitality businesses supported across the country.
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On my way to launch the Kickstart Scheme with @theresecoffey.
Got my notes on my phone this time and you can read more about the scheme here gov.uk/kickstart
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LIVE NOW: My plan for a stronger economy @CBItweets twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Agreement signed.
Today is about preserving the delicate balance of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and charting a new way forward for the people of Northern Ireland.
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Great news 👇 twitter.com/10DowningStree…
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Over 45,000 people illegally crossed the Channel in small boats last year.
That is unfair to those who come here legally and unfair on the British people who play by the rules.
Today’s Illegal Migration Bill introduces new laws to stop the boats.
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Enjoyed visiting a @Tesco distribution centre in Erith with @BorisJohnson today.
They've worked around the clock to keep shelves stocked, supply chains resilient and food delivered. Now they’re hiring 16,000 new permanent roles to support the growth in online shopping.
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The Illegal Migration Bill ensures that if you come to the UK illegally you can’t stay.
People must know that coming here illegally will result in their detention and swift removal – once they do, they will not come, and the boats will stop.
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I said we would stop the boats.
Today we have taken a big step forward to do just that, working closely with our French allies and friends. twitter.com/10DowningStree…
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).