PRESS DIGEST-British Business - Jan 15

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Jan 15 (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

- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to toughen up his Rwanda bill as the Conservative Party's deputy chairman threatened to quit and business minister Kemi Badenoch privately warned that it did not go far enough.

The Guardian

- British police on Sunday arrested six people who are members of the Palestine Action protest group as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange.

The Telegraph

- BT is in talks with Elon Musk's Starlink over a satellite phone and broadband service that could help tackle the plague of so-called rural not spots.

Sky News

- Tory MPs plotting the Rwanda rebellion are resigned to securing minimal changes to the legislation - despite some belief senior figures are poised to quit party roles over the bill.

The Independent

- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has raised the prospect of further UK airstrikes against rebel Houthis in Yemen, warning that it is important they understand that Britain will follow words with action.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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