London ‘left out’ of Reeves’ spending review Politics London will find itself low on the chancellor’s agenda in the upcoming spending review, reports suggest. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been lobbying for extending the DLR to Thamesmead, and the Bakerloo line to Lewisham. However, getting the requisite funding to grow the transport system is looking unlikely. Bringing the Bakerloo line further south is anticipated [...]
Gambling stocks Flutter, Entain and Evoke nosedive on Budget tax fears Media Shares in British gambling firms plummeted on Monday morning after reports that the government was eyeing up £3bn tax rises on the sector in a move that one investment bank said would “all but wipe out bookmaker profitability in the UK”. William Hill-owner Evoke saw its share price crater by over 13 per cent in [...]