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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‘I have no confidence in Rachel Reeves to turn things around’

November 24, 2025

The chief executive of a luxury hotel group in London has said he has “no confidence” in Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Budget later this week. Gavin Taylor, who leads Clermont Hotel Group, also branded Reeves as “not particularly business friendly” and that the Chancellor needs to lower the tax burden on companies in [...]
Budget: Rachel Reeves told to make ‘simple fix’ to ‘badly outdated’ shares scheme

November 24, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to make “simple fixes” in the Budget this week to hand hundreds of millions of pounds in tax incentives to small businesses. It was first reported last month that proposals had been drawn up to lift the cap on Enterprise Management Incentives (EMIs). The scheme allows smaller businesses to [...]
Nando’s makes cheeky profit after losing more than £600m

November 24, 2025

Nando’s has warned Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes will eat into its bottom line despite it returning to profit for the first time since 2016. The business has posted a pre-tax profit of £38.2m for the 12 months to 23 February, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The profit comes after the restaurant [...]
Claudia Winkleman’s bumper pay day revealed after The Traitors success

November 24, 2025

Claudia Winkleman’s huge pay day thanks to the success of The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed. The TV presenter earned around £2m in the year ending April 2025, according to accounts for her firm, Little Owl Productions, which have just been filed with Companies House. Claudia Winkleman paid £575,000 in corporation tax [...]
Nvidia: UK staff get £45m as shares rocket

November 20, 2025

Staff at the UK-headquartered arm of Nvidia received a boost of almost £45m thanks to a generous share save scheme which has since been significantly upgraded. Since 2012, the US chipmaker has allowed its employees to have up to 15 per cent of their earnings withheld to buy shares in the company at a 85 [...]
Andy Burnham makes £1bn challenge to Starmer and Reeves before the Budget

November 20, 2025

Andy Burnham has revealed a £1bn growth plan for Manchester in a move which could be seen as a direct challenge to both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves less than a week before the Budget. The Mayor of Greater Manchester has touted the proposals as a way to “pioneer a new [...]
Reeves’ milkshake tax ‘could force me to quit UK’

November 19, 2025

Rachel Reeves’ possible ‘milkshake tax’ could force a family business to move production oversees if it is introduced in the Budget next week, its boss has warned. Global Brands chief executive Steve Perez said the rumoured changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy could lead to making the decision which would “be devastating for local [...]
Holly Willoughby’s company survives HMRC tax battle

November 19, 2025

A media company run by TV presenter Holly Willoughby has survived the latest round of a tax battle with HMRC. Roxy Media was facing a winding-up petition in the Insolvency and Companies Court over a tax debt reported to total £377,000. The petition, a serious statement of intent by a creditor to shut down a [...]
Autumn Budget: BrewDog boss issues £1bn warning to Rachel Reeves

November 19, 2025

The hospitality sector needs to sell almost one million extra pints every hour in order to cope with a £1bn cost surge thanks to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, the chief executive of BrewDog has warned. James Taylor, who took on the job earlier this year, said Reeves needs to take ‘meaningful action’ because of [...]
MasterChef maker suffers £10m hit amid Greg Wallace scandal

November 19, 2025

Turnover at the maker of MasterChef slumped to its lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic as the Greg Wallace scandal became public, it has been revealed. Wallace announced he was stepping away from the hit BBC show in November 2024 after an investigations into allegations from 13 individuals was launched. The allegations, which spanned 17 [...]

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