Sept 21 (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
- Andy Bird, chief executive of Pearson, is leaving after less than three years in the role, having overseeing the education group's shift away from textbooks towards digital services.
- Finsbury Food Group is set to be acquired by DBAY Advisors, an asset management company based in the Isle of Man, at a price of 143.4 million pounds ($176.70 million).
The Guardian
- The Confederation of British Industry, one of the UK's largest business lobby groups, has shelved plans for a tie-up with manufacturing body Make UK, telling members it was "confident" an alternative emergency cash rescue would be found.
- Workers at the Port Talbot steelworks, owned by Tata Steel , in south Wales will be made redundant within months as part of a plan to secure its future while cutting thousands of jobs, unions have warned.
The Telegraph
- The British Labour Party has pledged to reinstate the 2030 deadline for the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars if it wins the next election.
Sky News
- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed he will be easing a series of green policies under a "new approach" designed to protect "hard-pressed British families" from "unacceptable costs". ($1 = 0.8116 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
