Financial Times

The government is taking an “active interest” in the £7.1bn proposed takeover of aerospace and defence company Meggitt by US rival Parker Hannifin, the Financial Times reports.

House prices are booming in almost every major economy, reports the Financial Times.

A secretive club for Conservative party donors known as the Advisory Board has been holding regular meetings with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the Financial Times writes. 

The Financial Times says contributions to the Tory Party from donors linked to the property industry have increased since Boris Johnson, whose planning reforms some claim benefit developers, became prime minister.

The global recovery from the COVID pandemic is at risk unless developing countries are given access to vaccines, warns the Financial Times.

The breakdown of a deal to create “the world’s biggest insurance broker” is the lead in the Financial Times, which has a picture of Team GB gold medallists Matty Lee and Tom Daley.

Ministers are looking at ways to remove China’s state-owned nuclear energy company from all future UK power projects, according to the Financial Times.

The Financial Times has covered the latest in the Lex Greensill inquiry, which is examining the financier’s access to government ministers.