Financial Times

The paper reports on Boris Johnson battling a renewed threat to his position after the publication of Sue Gray’s report into his government’s party culture.

Investors face years of poor returns due to surging inflation, the head of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund tells the Financial Times.

The Financial Times Weekend edition reports that the Met Police has been accused of a “stitch-up” over the report into Downing Street parties during lockdown.

The EU and UK are preparing to hit new Russian gas projects with sanctions if the country invades Ukraine – that’s on the front of the Financial Times.

The European Central Bank has warned
lenders with significant Russian exposure
to ready themselves for the imposition
of international sanctions against
Moscow if it invades Ukraine, reports the Financial Times.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is geared up for the publication of Sue Gray’s inquiry into rule-breaking Downing Street parties after plotting a fight for political survival with allies and Conservative MPs, reports the Financial Times. 

NATO members have started sending additional ships and fighter jets to allies in eastern Europe as Boris Johnson said Russia had massed enough troops close to Ukraine for a “lightning war”, reports the Financial Times. Read more on this story here. 

Unilever is facing pressure on a new front as Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund, Trian Partners, builds a stake in the company, reports the Financial Times.