Minister urges insurers to ‘swiftly resolve’ riot claims August 12, 2024 Insurers have been urged to “swiftly resolve” claims from businesses which suffered damage during the recent rioting.
Mark Kleinman: If Britain is open for business, prove it August 8, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Reeves: UK pension funds should follow Canadian model to ‘unlock billions’ August 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves wants UK pension funds to “unlock billions” in investment and deliver for British savers by following the Canadian model.
Businesses urge Starmer and Reeves to put NHS and absenteeism top of ‘policy wishlist’ August 7, 2024 Business leaders have stressed their top priority for the Labour government is to focus on strengthening the NHS, a survey of bosses has found.
UK riots: Sadiq Khan warns violent disorder ‘will not be tolerated’ in London August 7, 2024 Sadiq Khan has warned would-be rioters that “violence and disorder on the streets of London will not be tolerated” as he issued a call for calm.
IFS: Reeves tweaking debt rule won’t change fiscal fundamentals August 7, 2024 The Chancellor has inherited a very difficult fiscal position, with many public services in need of funding boosts while both the tax burden and national debt stand at their highest level for many decades.
US election 2024: Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as Democrat running mate August 6, 2024 Kamala Harris is expected to select Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential pick ahead of the November election.
‘Open for business’: Top US finance chiefs to attend UK investment summit August 6, 2024 The first US CEOs have confirmed they will attend the UK government’s international investment summit this autumn.
‘Strike the right balance’: Rachel Reeves doesn’t rule out capital gains tax hike August 6, 2024 Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out a hike to capital gains tax, insisting it was vital to “strike the right balance” when it came to fiscal policy.
UK riots: Keir Starmer to ‘ramp up’ criminal justice after emergency Cobra August 5, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “ramp up criminal justice” in response to violent riots across the UK in the wake of the Southport knife attack. It comes after the Prime Minister convened an emergency Cobra meeting after tensions saw police clash with crowds this weekend. Escalating violence continued in cities throughout the country in [...]