Thursday newspaper round-up: Workers' rights, UK car production, RBS, Nando's
Boris Johnson’s admiration for Donald Trump will lead to workers’ rights being ripped up if the Conservatives win the general election next month, the leader of Britain’s trade unionists has warned. Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the TUC, said a lack of detail in the Tory party’s manifesto disguised a hidden agenda of US-style deregulation of the sort favoured by the US president. – Guardian
The trains, the staff and the entire management team may be staying the same, but passengers on intercity west coast mainline services will next month no longer be boarding a Virgin train but riding on a rebranded, “ready and fit for the future”, Avanti. The name Avanti, according to new operators FirstGroup and Trenitalia, “embodies progress and forward movement”, and is Italian for “forward” and “let’s go”. – Guardian
Car production in the UK has slumped again as motorists rein in spending amid political turmoil and an outcry over diesel production. British motorists bought just 21,640 domestically produced vehicles in October, down 11pc from a year earlier. Cars built for export – which represent more than eight out of 10 British-built vehicles – slipped 2.6pc to 113,112, reflecting a wider slowdown in the global automotive market. – Telegraph
The new digital bank set up by Royal Bank of Scotland to compete with rival financial technology groups has become a target for fraudsters. It is understood that about 30 per cent of applications received by Bó since the app-based venture went live two weeks ago were fraudulent. – The Times
Britain’s love of Peri-Peri chicken has helped to push global sales at Nando’s past £1 billion for the first time. The UK is one of the South African restaurant chain’s largest markets and sales jumped by 7.9 per cent to £779.4 million for the year to February 24, according to newly released Companies House accounts. – The Times