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 November 1st 2022, 12:12 pm

Commons speaker: No evidence of bullying found in fracking vote chaos

House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said that no evidence of bullying was found, following allegations of Tory MPs being “manhandled” as they entered the lobbies to vote on fracking on October 19.

FEATURES | Published November 1st 2022, 9:09 am

Tax rises likely as PM and chancellor warn of “tough decisions” ahead

The Treasury has said that tax rises are “inevitable” after prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Monday for talks ahead of the November 17 fiscal statement.

FEATURES | Published November 1st 2022, 7:30 am

Shetland Salt features at Taste of Shetland Food Festival headlined by Nick Nairn

The Taste of Shetland Food Festival returned in October 2022 to celebrate all things Shetland produce.

FEATURES | Published October 31st 2022, 1:45 pm

Home secretary denies leaking top secret or market sensitive data in email breach

Home secretary Suella Braverman has said that she did not leak any top secret or market sensitive data when she sent a document via her private email address, a move which culminated in her resignation on October 19.

FEATURES | Published October 31st 2022, 7:30 am

Michael Gove: Government remains committed to 300,000 new homes target from 2019 manifesto

Housing secretary Michael Gove has said that the government remains committed to delivering 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s, in accordance with the Conservatives’ 2019 manifesto pledge.

FEATURES | Published October 30th 2022, 10:10 am

18 Degrees’ Favoino pens Women in Lighting feature for Design Insider

Maria Favoino, creative director at architectural lighting design studio 18 Degrees, has written for industry publication Design Insider.

FEATURES | Published October 28th 2022, 12:00 am

Sunak backtracks on predecessor’s commitment to pensions triple lock

Downing Street has said that prime minister Rishi Sunak will not commit to raising state pension payments in tandem with inflation, ahead of the government’s fiscal statement on November 17.

FEATURES | Published October 28th 2022, 12:00 am

Government reshuffle: Truss allies Trevelyan and Philp moved to lesser roles

As he continues to assemble his new cabinet, prime minister Rishi Sunak has moved two allies of his predecessor, Liz Truss, to more junior roles.

FEATURES | Published October 27th 2022, 7:07 am

Hunt delays UK financial statement

The UK government’s statement on plans for tax and spending has been pushed back from October 31 to November 17 to ensure it is based on the “most accurate” economic projections, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said.

FEATURES | Published October 27th 2022, 12:00 am

“Accepted her mistake”: Sunak defends decision to bring back Braverman at PMQs

Speaking at his first Prime Minister’s Questions, Rishi Sunak defended his decision to bring Suella Braverman back into cabinet as home secretary a mere six days after she'd quit the post under Liz Truss.

FEATURES | Published October 27th 2022, 12:00 am

Disagreements remain as Stormont edges closer to election deadline

Disagreements remain after the main political parties in Northern Ireland held talks with secretary of state Chris Heaton-Harris in an effort to restore devolution prior to a key deadline of Friday October 28.

FEATURES | Published October 26th 2022, 8:08 am

Hunt remains chancellor and Braverman returns as Sunak reshuffles cabinet

New prime minister Rishi Sunak has been assembling his cabinet, with Jeremy Hunt retained as chancellor and Suella Braverman returning as home secretary.

FEATURES | Published October 26th 2022, 8:08 am

Disabled young people across Dumfries and Galloway invited to attend Youth Matters Conference

Disabled young people from across Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, are being invited to convene for the Youth Matters Conference on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

FEATURES | Published October 25th 2022, 10:20 am

Uniting Tories and country the “utmost priority” for incoming PM

Rishi Sunak – who officially becomes the next prime minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday – has said that re-uniting his party and the country would be his “utmost priority” upon assuming power.

FEATURES | Published October 25th 2022, 9:30 am

C-Probe to showcase services at Smart Asset and Estate Management Conference in December

Construction technology specialist C-Probe will be exhibiting at the Smart Asset and Estate Management Conference taking place at London’s QEII Centre on December 8, 2022.


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