Scott Challinor

Business Editor for Leaders of Great Britain

Scott Challinor is responsible for the Leaders Council’s business-related content. He also hosts a number of Leaders Council podcasts. In his career to date, he has written for several national publications and has interviewed leaders from every sector in the UK. 

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FEATURES | Published March 1st 2020, 7:00 am

New Zealand PM Ardern criticises Australian counterpart in deportation row

New Zealand prime minister Jacinta Ardern stood alongside Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in a televised media conference and criticised him for deporting foreign criminals.

FEATURES | Published February 29th 2020, 9:09 am

Military funeral held in Egypt for former president Mubarak

Egypt has held a military funeral and declared three days of national mourning for its former president Hosni Mubarak, who passed away this week aged 91.

FEATURES | Published February 29th 2020, 9:00 am

Ocado chairman Lord Rose sells shares

Ocado chairman Lord Rose of Monewden has sold £1.68 million worth of shares in the business.

FEATURES | Published February 27th 2020, 4:06 pm

UK government releases EU trade talks mandate

The UK government has published a 30-page document outlining its strategy for trade negotiations with the EU, warning that it is willing to abandon talks and default to World Trade Organization terms if there is no tangible progress by June.

FEATURES | Published February 27th 2020, 9:09 am

Aston Martin finance director to leave in board overhaul

Troubled luxury carmaker Aston Martin has announced further details of its leadership shake-up amid Lawrence Stroll’s takeover, with finance director Mark Wilson also set to leave.

FEATURES | Published February 27th 2020, 8:08 am

UK government to release post-Brexit trade mandate

The government's strategy for trade negotiations with the EU will be published on Thursday, ahead of the formal opening of talks on March 2.

FEATURES | Published February 26th 2020, 10:10 am

Met Police Commissioner hits out at critics of facial recognition technology

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has called critics of facial recognition technology “ill-informed” and defended its use by police officers despite privacy concerns.

FEATURES | Published February 26th 2020, 9:09 am

Sunak must increase taxes in March 11 Budget, IFS director says

Institute for Fiscal Studies [IFS] director Paul Johnson has said that chancellor Rishi Sunak must raise taxes in the March 11 Budget to avoid having to change government rules on borrowing and undermining fiscal targets.

FEATURES | Published February 25th 2020, 5:05 pm

Manchester United vice-chairman Woodward positive despite revenue fall

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said that the club has made “progress” despite weathering a 12 per cent fall in revenue over the six months to December 2019.

FEATURES | Published February 25th 2020, 4:04 pm

EU officials approve mandate for UK trade negotiations

The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels has given its approval to the 46-page document outlining the mandate for the bloc’s post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK.

FEATURES | Published February 23rd 2020, 8:00 am

Varadkar to continue as caretaker taoiseach despite resignation

Leo Varadkar will continue as taoiseach in a caretaker capacity, despite tendering his resignation this week.

FEATURES | Published February 23rd 2020, 7:07 am

Thai political party dissolved after loan scandal

The popular pro-democracy Future Forward party in Thailand has been dissolved after it received an illegal donation from its leader.

FEATURES | Published February 22nd 2020, 8:00 am

“Take time” over implementing new immigration system, former Home Office secretary warns

Former Home Office permanent secretary Sir David Normington has urged home secretary Priti Patel to “take time” over implementing the proposed new immigration system.

FEATURES | Published February 22nd 2020, 7:07 am

Downing Street reassures that Huawei will not tie-in with US trade talks

Downing Street has moved to quell speculation that Huawei will be linked to impending trade negotiations with the US.

FEATURES | Published February 21st 2020, 10:10 am

Strayer fires warning to UK over Huawei

US deputy assistant secretary for cyber and communications, Robert Strayer, has warned Boris Johnson's government that using controversial Chinese firm Huawei in the UK's 5G rollout could compromise the sharing of intelligence between the UK and US.


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