Competition is key to turning British scale-ups into global firms Opinion As other countries reap the benefits of home-grown UK talent, the CMA is committed to cracking the UK's scale-up challenge, writes Sarah Cardell.
Growth mandate won’t harm consumers, says competition watchdog Business The boss of the UK’s competition watchdog has insisted there is no additional risk of consumer harm from the government’s bid to put regulators on a growth footing, despite her former chair being ousted for not buying into the push. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) boss Sarah Cardell said she saw “no tension” between her [...]
New CMA chair to take pro-growth approach after Reeves intervention Business The UK’s competition regulator will get behind Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ pro-growth demands after a new coalition of Labour MPs called for a “rapid review” of all ongoing work. Labour’s Growth Group, a centrist movement of around 110 MPs and ministers, said it had written to new interim chair Doug Gurr and chief executive Sarah Cardell [...]