Carillion workers get wages lifeline

“unprecedented change” in education, including new curriculum and exam systems, according to five teaching unions.

The unions also note that any pay rises must be fully funded by government. BRITAIN’S offshore wind capacity could increase five-fold by the 2030s, cutting carbon emissions and saving on consumer bills, analysis suggests.

The change in the amount of wind turbines in the seas around Britain’s coasts could be achieved with contracts that, by 2025, are effectively “zerosubsidy”, an Aurora Energy Research report said.

Measures by government could help offshore wind capacity go from six to 30 gigawatts by 2030, saving households around £20 a year on their bills. THERESA MAY has welcomed plans for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the UK as “very significant”.

The Prime Minister said it was important “the maximum number of people” will be able to see the work depicting the Battle of Hastings.

The British Museum would be “honoured and delighted” to display the tapestry if it comes to the UK, its director has said.

Hartwig Fischer said: “This would be a major loan, probably the most significant ever from France to the UK.

“It is a gesture of extraordinary generosity and proof of the deep ties that link our countries. The Bayeux WORKERS on most private sector contracts held by failed construction company Carillion will continue to be paid, while bonus payments to directors and former executives have been stopped.

The developments came as the Government urged banks to deal “swiftly and sympathetically” with small firms caught up in the crisis.

Unions reported cases of workers being laid off across the country as a number of construction projects were stopped, with no certainty over when work would restart.

The Insolvency Service said 90% of Carillion’s private customers have indicated they want it to carry on providing services until new suppliers can be found and will provide funding to keep employees on. The Service also revealed that payments, including those included in severance packages for former executives, had been halted after the firm went into liquidation on Monday.

A spokesman said: “Any bonus payment to directors, beyond liquidation date, have been stopped and this includes severance payments which were being paid to some senior executives who left the company.” Tapestry is of huge importance, as it recounts a crucial moment in British and French history, 1066.”

He said his institution would be “honoured” to display the tapestry.

But at Prime Minister’s Questions, Mrs May received rival bids for a site to host the tapestry from MPs whose

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn lashed out at the “excessive” bonuses paid to directors.

The company’s interim chief executive revealed that Carillion had just £29 million in cash by the time it went bust, at a time when it was struggling under £900 million of debt and a £587 million pension deficit.

Mr Corbyn said the large salaries and bonuses paid to Carillion executives while the future of its 20,000 employees were put at risk showed there was “one rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else”.

In fiery exchanges, Mr Corbyn called on the Prime Minister to end the “costly racket” of contracting out public services to private businesses. constituencies had historical ties to the artwork.

Mrs May said: “It is very significant that the Bayeux Tapestry is going to be coming to the UK.

“I am sure we will be looking very carefully to ensure that the maximum number of people can take the benefit of seeing it.”

“These corporations need to be shown the door,” he said.

Mrs May retorted: “We’re making sure in this case that public services continue to be provided, that public service workers are supported and taxpayers are protected.

“But what Labour oppose isn’t just a role for private companies in public services, it’s the private sector as a whole.”

The Official Receiver has powers to recover “unlawful or unjustified” payments made to Carillion executives, she said.

A spokesman for the Insolvency Service said all of these companies had been contacted over the past 48 hours, adding: “Over 90% of these customers have indicated that they want Carillion to continue providing services in the interim until new suppliers can be found and will provide funding which enables the Official Receiver to retain the employees.

Business Secretary Greg Clark met high street banks to urge support for small businesses.

Unite leader Len McCluskey said the Government had a “moral duty” to provide direct financial assistance to subcontractors and suppliers.