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Should Chinese firms be allowed to take charge of building vital parts of Britain’s infrastructure, such as our 5G phone networks and nuclear power plants in Suffolk and Essex? Senior Tories increasingly think they should not. Sceptical MPs believe Britain cannot cede control of such important assets to firms that must ultimately bow to the … Read more

‘Scandalous’ RBS helped fraudsters cheat the taxman as High Court rules it was involved in £45m VAT fraud By Adam Luck For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland was last night accused of ‘scandalous’ behaviour after the High Court … Read more

One of Britain’s most powerful investors has told bosses to take the axe to their bloated pay packets first if they intend to cut costs by slashing jobs. Aviva Investors, which manages £346billion of investments, has revealed it is urging boards to cut executive pay before making large scale redundancies. It comes as a survey … Read more

Builders want £180m-a-year levy lifted as bill to fund industry training looms By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 Construction firms are calling for a holiday from a £180million-a-year levy that they are due to begin paying as soon as next … Read more

HSBC faces £1.3bn legal claim for its involvement in film financing scheme set up to avoid tax HSBC’s private banking arm helped to promote the scheme  It is estimated to have made £25million in fees  By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 … Read more