• June 12 2023
  UK politics & policy

  Hunt announces drive to boost UK public sector productivity

  Chancellor says reform of state is crucial to driving economic growth and tax cuts

  
• June 12 2023
  Brexit

  Barriers to post-Brexit trade likely to ‘deepen’ further, warns EU

  Maroš Šefčovič concedes regulatory divergence may bring ‘more costs’ for business despite resolution to NI impasse

  
• June 12 2023
  UK labour disputes

  Union opens door to axing Heathrow summer strikes after higher pay offer

  Airport welcomes Unite’s ‘gesture of goodwill’ to cancel walkouts on June 24 and 25

  
• June 12 2023
  Disrupted Times

  Sunak faces unwelcome distractions

  Also in this newsletter: new rights for EU gig workers, Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86, coal mining mega-deal

  
• June 12 2023
  LexOdey Asset Management LLP

  Odey AM: hedge fund will struggle to recover from misconduct scandal Premium content

  Some investors and banks may not wish to continue a relationship with the group

  
• June 12 2023
  Brexit

  EU carmakers warn of losses in post-Brexit electric vehicles trade

  Industry could lose more than €4bn if Brussels does not agree postponement of tariffs to 2027

  
• June 12 2023
  Helen Thomas

  The CBI may need to break up to survive

  A ‘good lobby/bad lobby’ proposal shows the challenges facing the group as it attempts to rebuild

  
• June 12 2023
  US business confidence in the UK slides

  Brexit, rising corporate tax rates and political turmoil are among concerns raised by US companies surveyed

  
• June 11 2023
  UK insurance industry

  UK car insurance costs set for further rise in 2024

  Analysts say cost of cover could increase 14% this year fuelling industry concern over premium cancellations

  
• June 11 2023
  UK tax

  HMRC ‘omitted’ costs to taxpayers from case for digital tax project

  Audit office says programme will cost five times that forecast after uncovering big outlays left out of analysis

  
• June 11 2023
  Andreessen Horowitz

  Andreessen Horowitz to open London crypto office in first push overseas

  VC firm to start up international outpost after renewed regulatory clampdown in US

  
• June 11 2023
  News in-depthScottish National Party

  Sturgeon’s arrest delivers hammer blow to Nationalist cause

  Opponents see chance as former first minister questioned in widening police probe into SNP finances

  
• June 11 2023
  National Health Service

  NHS fears ‘significant’ disruption as junior doctors strike in England

  Three-day action over pay by staff below consultant grade heralds summer of discontent

  
• June 10 2023
  UK holidays

  Britons stick with staycations even as flight bookings surge

  Rising living costs and good weather help sustain demand for domestic breaks, say operators

  
• June 9 2023
  News in-depth

  Car and battery makers to miss out on benefits from Atlantic declaration

  Latest UK-US trade agreement to support supply chains of materials for electric vehicles but not fully assembled cars

  
• June 9 2023
  Retail & Consumer industry

  Sunak orders inquiry into hidden fees hitting consumers in pocket

  Business department to review ‘drip pricing’ of extra booking, joining and other charges

  
• June 9 2023
  Oil & Gas industry

  Apache announces end to North Sea drilling hours after UK scales back windfall tax

  Job losses expected as leading operator cites ‘challenging macro environment’ for energy industry

  
• June 9 2023
  Tax evasion and avoidance

  UK tax agency asks people named in Pandora Papers to verify their affairs

  HM Revenue & Customs tells individuals they have 30 days to report outstanding tax payments or face penalties

  
• June 9 2023
  Disrupted Times

  Labour under pressure over plans for UK economy

  Also in today’s newsletter: Eurozone in recession, Turkey’s central bank chief, and how the pandemic has disrupted the dating cycle

  
• June 9 2023
  UK labour disputes

  UK musicians’ union clashes with record labels over 40% pay rise

  Industry executives question failure of union bosses to put the offer to members

  
• June 9 2023
  Property sector

  How stubborn inflation has undermined the UK housing market

  Lenders have continued to raise mortgage rates, leaving buyers and homeowners struggling with costs

  
• June 9 2023
  Tax

  Contractors turn down work due to IR35 tax changes

  Survey finds 53% of freelancers rejected contracts — with many looking for work abroad

  
• June 9 2023
  Q&ABuy-to-let

  Buy-to-let landlords feel the strain

  Spiralling UK mortgage rates hit home amid fears over impending legislation

  
• June 9 2023
  UK tax

  HMRC to shut self assessment helpline over summer

  Authority says move will free up 350 staff to prioritise urgent calls

  
• June 9 2023
  Labour Party UK

  Labour waters down commitment to £28bn green plan

  Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says borrowing for projects to curb emissions would ramp up gradually