Government urged to rethink digital procurement as ambitions stall September 10, 2025 The government’s ongoing ambitions for digital transformation risk grinding to a halt unless it overhauls the way it funds and invests in technology, according to a new report from techUK. The body’s recent ‘Financing the Future’ study posited that Whitehall’s procurement system remains too rigid and too focused on short-term products rather than long-term digital outcomes. Instead, [...]
Jaguar Land Rover issues cyber attack update amid data breach September 10, 2025 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has admitted that data may have been compromised in a cyber attack that has paralysed its global operations since 2 September, forcing shutdowns at factories and dealerships across the UK and abroad. The UK’s biggest carmaker said in a statement: “We now believe that some data has been affected and we [...]
Race for Labour deputy reignites wealth tax debate September 9, 2025 Labour’s Islington South and Finsbury MP Emily Thornberry has thrown her hat in the ring for Labour deputy leader and proposed a new wealth tax as part of her campaign, prompting Chancellor Rachel Reeves to strike down calls by ruling out its introduction. Thornberry, the former shadow foreign secretary under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership who now [...]
The Beauty Tech Group set for £350m London float September 8, 2025 The owner of beauty technology firm CurrentBody is to float on the London Stock Exchange in a move which could value it at as much as £350m. The Beauty Tech Group, which also owns ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser, unveiled plans to list on the London stock market to “take the business to the next [...]
Cabinet reshuffle: Lucy Rigby replaces Emma Reynolds as City minister September 6, 2025 Former solicitor general Lucy Rigby has been made Economic Secretary to the Treasury, a role often called the City minister, in the latest development in Starmer’s reshuffle. Rigby replaces Emma Reynolds, a former City lobbyist who had held the role since last July but who has now become environment secretary. In a post on X, Rigby said she was [...]
Shadow business secretary slams Uber Eats for migrant comments September 6, 2025 Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith has hit out at Uber Eats for saying that a crackdown on illegal migration will cause takeaway prices to rise. Takeaway apps have become a route for undocumented workers to earn a living in the UK, with illegal workers drawn to the industry by historically limited right to work checks. [...]
Poppy Gustafsson resigns as investment minister September 5, 2025 UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson is stepping down less than a year after the former boss of cyber security firm Darktrace was appointed to the role by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Gustafsson is understood to be leaving to spend more time with her young family, with the announcement due in the next few days. [...]
Raising Cane’s: Billionaire’s KFC rival and TikTok sensation to open in the UK September 4, 2025 Raising Cane’s, the US fast food giant which has become a sensation on TikTok, has confirmed plans to open its first UK location next year. The business is to launch its flagship site at 21-22 Coventry St in London’s West End towards the end of 2026. An exact opening date has yet to be announced. [...]
Angela Rayner on the brink: Deputy PM underpaid stamp duty on purchase of £800,000 property September 3, 2025 Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has referred herself to the standards watchdog after she admitted to underpaying stamp duty on her second home in Hove. A spokesperson for Keir Starmer has refused to confirm the date Rayner informed the Prime Minister about her tax dealings, raising questions on when he found out about new tax [...]
Angela Rayner: People in tax-dodge houses shouldn’t throw stones September 3, 2025 Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will be lucky to survive this latest tax-dodging property scandal, writes James Ford If you are a government minister there are always a number of key warnings that your frontbench career is on the brink. The first stage of your fall from grace is when your fellow ministers end up [...]