Bank chiefs reportedly slam Labour for excluding mid-sized lenders from financial services review December 12, 2023 A group of mid-sized and specialist banks have reportedly urged shadow City minister Tulip Siddiq to include them in the Labour Party’s financial services policy review.
Exclusive: London’s councils are half a billion in the red. Council Tax will go up – but will it be enough? December 9, 2023 London’s councils are trapped in a “perfect storm” after research found the boroughs are teetering on the financial brink facing a half a billion pound deficit.
Labour no longer ‘sneering at business’ as it calls in City grandees December 8, 2023 The Labour party has said it is no longer “sneering at business” as it announced 10 new advisers for the City, including the chief of the London Stock Exchange and former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Mark Kleinman: Telling Sid is a risk for Hunt’s Natwest sale November 30, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Mark Kleinman: Is it a Labour of love for British business? November 23, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
It’s the Year of the Pothole and Britain is crazy November 17, 2023 Forget the Chinese Zodiac – Britain’s automotive association has appointed itself responsible for assigning the symbol of the year. And they’ve chosen potholes.
Why has levelling up failed? November 17, 2023 Levelling up has become a semi-religious mantra to which Labour has joined in the ubiquitous chanting. Yet the scheme has been mired in criticism – its selection process was condemned as “corrupt” and local authorities are struggling to spend their lot.
As London loses firms to the US, our obsession over regulations is a distraction November 17, 2023 The idea regulations need to be trimmed back is a pure distraction from the real problems that London faces, writes Daniel Valentine
Audit watchdog pledges to focus on growth after reforms are shelved November 7, 2023 The audit watchdog has announced it will look to focus on promoting “growth and the UK’s competitiveness” after the government shelved a host of reforms that would have increased reporting requirements for London-listed companies.
MPs call on Rishi Sunak to stop delaying audit reform October 29, 2023 A group of MPs and peers have written to the Prime Minister to call on him to include the Audit Reform Bill in King Charles’ state opening of Parliament on Wednesday, November 7.