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Capita has apologized for failures in civil service pension schemes, with Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds suggesting that Capita's contract is a 'prime candidate' to be brought back under government management.
Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell idealogues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ruthless pragmatism’
Nick Thomas-Symonds, a key ally of Labour leader Keir Starmer, stated that closer ties with Europe are the only way to keep British energy prices down, advocating a pragmatic approach to resetting UK-EU relations a decade after the Brexit referendum.
Nick Thomas-Symonds unravelled under barrage of questions – as PM instead bored some mothers and babies in Belfast You could smell the fear among senior ministers on Wednesday night.
UK Minister for Europe Nick Thomas-Symonds stated that while the UK will not rejoin the EU, cooperation in defense, security, and trade will increase, with Erasmus returning and youth mobility expected soon under certain conditions.
Nick Thomas-Symonds says move could also create unnecessary UK-EU trade barriers and increase costs Business live – latest updates A British minister has warned that the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy could hit supply chains, drive up costs and create unnecessary trade barriers between the UK and some members of the bloc. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK minister for EU relations, made the comments as the European Union is preparing to publish new legislation which would require European-made products to be prioritised in public procurement and consumer schemes. Continue reading...