johnson. so that s coming up. it is rishi sunak speaking at the launch of tech week, technically, but we will be on watch forjohnson mentions. that s all coming up. let s hearfrom you, mentions. that s all coming up. let s hear from you, 85058 on the text, 08085 909693 on the phones. this is the nation s phone ins. and we have got the news for you with bethan. a committee of mps who ve been investigating whether borisjohnson misled parliament about lockdown parties at downing street are to finish their inquiry today and decide when it ll be published. mrjohnson resigned as an mp on friday describing the committee as a kangaroo court after he saw an advanced copy. scotland s first minister humza yousaf is facing pressure to suspend his predecessor nicola sturgeon from the snp after she was arrested. ms sturgeon was questioned as part of a police investigation into the party s finances. she was later released without charge and insists she s innocent of any wrongdo
one weekend in march, and now we ll see two cultures colliding. there are likely to be manyjob losses, staff will be bracing for those. however, as you say, the boss of ubs has said, look, we have a lot of opportunities here as well, and of course it does mean that ubs is able to access key markets in wealth management that it would have taken years to do had it not taken over credit suisse. and of course the deal reached with the swiss government effectively for the government to back around $10 billion of losses that it could see when it sells of chunks of credit suisse s business, will have helped sweeten this deal. it is going to have a fight on its hand but arguably, credit suisse s footprint does mean that that is probably going to be easier to at leastjoin the fight now that it has all of these assets under management and of course, has already established partnerships around the world. so certainly that will be the ambition. it s a big ambition. i don t think necessar
we must act and act quickly if we want not only to retain our position as one of the world s tech capitals, but to go even further and make this the best country in the world to start, grow and invest in tech businesses. let s speak now to andrew roughan, the chief executive of plexal, a tech innovation centre based in london. good to have you with us. talk to me about what we had there, that the uk is the place to do this. what is it about the uk and london that is attracting this investment? i about the uk and london that is attracting this investment? i think it s all about attracting this investment? i think it s all about talent attracting this investment? i think it s all about talent in attracting this investment? i think it s all about talent in london. - attracting this investment? i thinki it s all about talent in london. the investment capability in london and the presence of customers. that always drives were foreign direct investment goes about where the companies ar
this, when the tectonic plates of technology are shifting notjust in al, but in quantum, synthetic ai, but in quantum, synthetic biology, semiconductors and much more, we cannot rest satisfied with where we stand. we must act, and act quickly if we want not only to retain our position as one of the world s tech capitals, but to go even further and make this the best country in the world to start, grow and invest in tech businesses. that is my goal and ifeel a sense and invest in tech businesses. that is my goal and i feel a sense of responsibility to make sure we seize it. one of my five priorities is to grow our economy. and the more we innovate, the more we grow. but this isn tjust innovate, the more we grow. but this isn t just about economics. innovate, the more we grow. but this isn tjust about economics. like you, i believe that innovation is one of the most powerful forces for transforming people s lives. right now, there is an opportunity for human progress that could surpass