BEST laid business plans have been thrown into chaos by Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a General Election.Calling an election triggers a purdah period that restricts government activity in the run-up to the vote.Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Grid boss John Pettigrew said that while the transmission charge may go up, overall bills should come down with cheaper electricity.But Mr Pettigrew said that the log-jam was largely due to developers clogging the queue for connections only to later abandon projects. The bonus payment may sweeten members who felt miffed to be denied a vote on Nationwide’s £2.9billion takeover of Virgin Money.HSBC has been hit with a £6.2million fine for being unfair to customers who had fallen behind on payments or were in difficulty with money.