PRESS DIGEST-British Business - July 20
BA•Sky News
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Members of the London & Valley Water consortium have engaged litigation specialists Pallas Partners to prepare a legal challenge if incoming PM Andy Burnham forces Thames Water into public ownership.
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British polling firm YouGov YOU.L is considering Wayne Levings, the former head of market research firm Kantar's operations, as one of the candidates to succeed co-founder and interim Chief Executive Officer Stephan Shakespeare.
The Times
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Boeing BA.N has signalled it will commit to building training jets and sophisticated aerial drones in Britain to win contracts from the Ministry of Defence.
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China’s Jingye Steel has called for the UK government to offer compensation for investment losses in British Steel after ministers brought the troubled steelmaker back into public ownership.
The Guardian
- Rolls-Royce RR.L said it has largely overcome the durability problems that plagued its Trent aircraft engines in recent years.
The Telegraph
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Britain's next leader Andy Burnham's plan to gut the government department leading the country's AI strategy has prompted a fierce backlash from the tech industry.
