PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 2
March 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- Air travel heavily disrupted following Iranian strikes
- Mastercard hires Whitehall veteran to bolster push for key UK contract
- Starmer will let US use UK bases for attacks on Iranian missile sites
Overview
- Air travel across the world remained heavily disrupted on Sunday, with thousands of flights cancelled and tens of thousands of travellers left stranded, on a second day of chaos sparked by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
- Mastercard MA.N is stepping up efforts to secure a leading role in upgrading Britain's payments systems by appointing Sir Jon Thompson, a veteran public servant and business leader, to chair its UK subsidiary Vocalink.
- The U.S. has been granted permission to use British military bases to launch attacks on Iranian missile storage depots and launchers, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday.
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