Nov 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- Britain's opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer admitted that yesterday was "another painful day for the Jewish community" as former main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn was readmitted to the party after a 19-day suspension. https://bit.ly/2ICM6o5
- A Spanish businessman who helped a U.S. firm with contracts to provide gowns, masks and other protective equipment for NHS workers was paid 21 million pounds ($27.84 million) in taxpayers' money. https://bit.ly/35K4nIR
The Guardian
- Recent vaccine developments have signalled light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and could be the trigger for a post-crisis surge in investment, Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England has said. https://bit.ly/3nwFhmC
- PPE suppliers with political connections were directed to a “high-priority” channel for UK government contracts where bids were 10 times more likely to be successful, according to a report by the parliamentary spending watchdog. https://bit.ly/3lGnhpb
The Telegraph
- British households are set to be banned from mixing when lockdown ends under Government plans to rescue Christmas, The Telegraph reported. https://bit.ly/32Tvv6g
- UK's health officials were forced to import body bags from Slovakia amid a global shortfall at the height of the first wave of COVID-19. https://bit.ly/3pxOtcl
Sky News
- British Airways has announced it will test passengers for COVID-19 in a bid to prove the UK's quarantine policy should be scrapped. https://bit.ly/32TqMkN
- British textile rental services provider Johnson Service Group has embarked on a shake-up which will see 1,550 jobs go as the pandemic crushes demand from the hospitality sector. https://bit.ly/2IL4vPs
The Independent
- The UK has cast aside its coronavirus quarantine rules for foreign poultry workers ahead of a Christmas rush on turkeys, allowing non-UK residents to travel into the country for labour – but barring them from interacting with the rest of society. https://bit.ly/38Oz7Kx
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans for green investment over the coming decade, including a target to generate enough offshore wind to power every home in the UK and a ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030. https://bit.ly/2IL5Ci6
($1 = 0.7543 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)