The UK government has sought to dismiss claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “wobbling” over increasing National Insurance, insisting that Number 10 remains fully committed to introducing the tax rise this spring.
On Monday, a weak sterling extended losses in early trading following on from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s stark warning of an Omicron “tidal wave” hitting the country.
Stocks in Europe headed higher on Monday as several high-stakes meetings between global leaders started with the opening of the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
When the editor of Finance Monthly asked me to assess Boris Johnson’s economic plan, I laughed and asked… what plan? And then it struck me… this is serious.