PRESS DIGEST-British Business - December 19

Dec 19 (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

- Corvex Management urged Premier Inn owner Whitbread WTB.L to review its strategy and 3.5-billion-pound ($4.68 billion) capital plan, citing a gap in valuation after recent UK budget changes saddled it with more costs.

The Guardian

- Vodafone executives will next month meet UK MPs scrutinising the company's treatment of scores of business owners running its stores.

- Plans for a long-promised tram network in the northern English city of Leeds have been pushed back to the late 2030s after a government review of the 2.5-billion-pound project.

The Telegraph

- U.S. President Donald Trump's technology company has announced a $6 billion merger with TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion start-up supported by the UK Government.

- PPE Medpro, which is linked to Michelle Mone, which owes the British Government 148 million pounds has been forced into liquidation.

Sky News

- The chairman of Ocado Group OCDO.L Adam Warby has been recruited to the board of Visma, the European software company which is preparing one of the London stock market's biggest debuts for years.

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