By: Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson is City AM's UK Editor and is tasked with leading the expansion of the publication's business coverage beyond London. Based in Manchester, he focuses on regional stories, aiming to give a national platform to companies outside the M25. He is also the host of Boardroom Uncovered, City AM's podcast featuring candid conversations with the UK's top business leaders about their journeys, challenges and successes.

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The Apprentice winner Harpreet Kaur speaks out after firm shuts down

November 7, 2025

Harpreet Kaur has spoken out after the company Lord Alan Sugar invested in following her victory on The Apprentice in 2022 collapsed. City AM reported earlier this week that Oh So Yum entered voluntary liquidation at the end of October owing to a six-figure sum to its creditors. The dessert company had secured a £250,000 [...]
Tallest skyscraper outside London approved in £1bn project

November 6, 2025

A £1bn project which will see the tallest UK skyscraper outside of London constructed in Greater Manchester has been approved. Developer Henley Investment Management has secured permission from Salford City Council for its scheme at Regent Retail Park in Ordsall Lane. The proposals include a 78-storey tower which, at 895ft (272m) tall, will be the [...]
Brighton Pier up for sale as Reeves’ tax hikes bite

November 6, 2025

Brighton Pier Group, which was taken private earlier this year, has placed all its assets on the market as it battles “an extremely challenging trading environment” and the impact of Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes. In its first set of accounts since quitting the London Stock Exchange’s AIM in May, the group said it is “now [...]
High street jewellery giants struggle to sparkle

November 5, 2025

Growth seems to be hard to come by in almost any industry at the moment, especially as UK business leaders brace for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to deliver her expected tax hikes later this month. But the latest set of financial results for two of the country’s largest jewellery chains has shone a spotlight on the [...]
Profit slashed at billionaire’s asylum accommodation empire

November 5, 2025

Profit at one of the Home Office’s providers of asylum accommodation has been slashed in half during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Clearsprings Ready Homes, which is run by ‘asylum king’ Graham King, has posted a pre-tax profit of £58.7m for the 12 months to 31 January, 2025. That total is down [...]
Booming Manchester outshines ‘stagnant’ London

November 4, 2025

Greater Manchester’s booming economy is outstripping the rest of the country and throwing into sharp relief the “stagnant” state London has found itself in since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report. As Chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out the productivity challenges facing the UK ahead of the Budget, new analysis from Oxford Economics [...]
Labour has ‘unbelievably harsh stance’ on big businesses

November 4, 2025

It is “unbelievable” that the Labour government has “taken such a harsh stance” on big businesses, the chief executive of restaurant chain Pizza Express has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM’s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Paula MacKenzie said the industry had been “somewhat decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and has then been hit [...]
Pizza Hut: Restaurants arm owed £30m as 1,100 jobs lost

November 3, 2025

The company behind Pizza Hut’s restaurants in the UK owed almost £30m as it collapsed with the loss of more than 1,100 jobs, it has been revealed. DC London Pie entered administration towards the end of last month with FTI Consulting appointed to oversee the process. Now, a new document has revealed the full story [...]
The Entertainer makes huge loss as Reeves’ Budget forces job cuts

November 3, 2025

The Entertainer made a raft of redundancies as a result of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget as it fell into the red during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Teal Group Holdings, which also includes Early Learning Centre and Addo Play, cut 41 jobs and withdraw 15 other roles which were being [...]
Harpreet Kaur: Firm founded by winner of The Apprentice collapses

November 3, 2025

A company founded by Harpreet Kaur, who won The Apprentice in 2022, has been shut down owing to a six-figure sum. Oh So Yum was placed into voluntary liquidation at the end of October, according to filings with Companies House and The Gazette, with Paul Palmer of Marshall Peters appointed to oversee the process. Harpreet [...]

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