On April 9, 2024, the UK Day will focus on:
● British brand Ted Baker has officially entered bankruptcy receivership and will close 15 stores in the UK, and Next may bid for it
● A number of British parliamentarians have been hit by a "pig killing plate" - a beauty trick phishing attack
● Polls show that nearly half of voters will not support the Conservative Party even if the economy improves
● When the Labour Party comes to power, it will "go under the knife" against the wealthy in Britain to raise money for the NHS and schools
British brand Ted Baker has officially entered receivership and will close 15 stores in the UK
The latest news from British media on April 8 that British high street fashion brand Ted Baker will close 15 British stores and lay off 245 employees in the near future after hiring bankruptcy managers last month.
11 of these stores will be closed by April 19:
There are also 4 stores that will close in the coming weeks:
In addition, Ted Baker will eliminate 25 headquarters positions. After this wave of operations, Ted Baker will leave 31 stores and a total of 564 employees in the UK.
Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at investment platform AJ Bell, said brand Next was likely to bid for Ted Baker. Next already has a relationship with the brand, and no one would be surprised if it brought Ted Baker under its umbrella. ”
A number of British parliamentarians have been hit by a "pig killing plate" - a beauty trick phishing attack
A few days ago, British media quoted the political news website Politico as saying that at least 12 members of the House of Commons and their staff, as well as political news reporters, were attacked by beauty tricks.
They received WhatsApp messages anonymously from "Abi" or "Charlie" on their phones, containing flirtatious teasing messages or nude photos, and the sender appeared to have a very detailed understanding of the privacy and activities of the people they were close to.
The UK government is concerned that these attacks are coming from hostile countries and are aimed at blackmailing senior British politicians, either directly or through staff.
At present, the Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into the incident.
Polls show that nearly half of voters will not support the Conservative Party, even if the economy improves
BMG Research's poll for the British media shows that just a few months before the general election, a majority of voters still believe that Labour is not ready to govern and are confused by Labour's economic, immigration and education policies.
But even so, Labour maintains an 18-point lead over the ruling Conservative Party in the polls.
Meanwhile, a YouGov poll for The Times shows that 47% of voters intend to support Labour even if the economy rebounds before the election.
When Labour comes to power, it will "go under the knife" on the wealthy in Britain to raise money for the NHS and schools
According to the Times, Labour's shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said that after taking office, Labour's party will close the loopholes that the wealthy can legally avoid taxes, including removing "non-dom" tax status and imposing inheritance tax on them, thereby increasing tax revenue by £2.6 billion in the first year to fund the NHS and schools.
Rachel Reeves also said Labour would increase budget allocations to HMRC to enable tax collectors to more effectively crack down on and severely punish tax evaders, hoping to get more than £5 billion a year in additional tax revenue.