Exiled Hong Kong activist: HSBC ‘short-sighted’ for lobbying Sunak to ease China crackdown May 13, 2024 A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist has called major firms like HSBC and Standard Chartered "short-sighted" for lobbying the UK government to ease its planned clampdowns on China.
Sir Paul Smith takes aim at tourist tax as foreign shoppers ditch Mayfair for Milan May 12, 2024 Fashion legend Sir Paul Smith has joined the long list of business figures frustrated by the scrapping of VAT-free shopping for international visitors.
What Wayve’s billion-dollar round says about the UK’s fundraising landscape May 12, 2024 Wayve's latest funding round was heralded as a watershed moment for UK tech, but also revealed a worrying trend about our fundraising landscape.
Sunak insists confidence in economy is growing May 11, 2024 The Prime Minister reiterated his view that the Government’s economic plan was working as he visited a business facility in Eynsham, Oxfordshire.
AI giant Coreweave in £1bn UK investment as London picked for new European HQ May 10, 2024 An American artificial intelligence (AI) group has announced plans to invest £1bn in the UK after opening a new office in London as its European headquarters.
Inside Westminster’s war with the FCA May 9, 2024 The relationship between the Financial Conduct Authority and the government has been fractious in recent years. Charlie Conchie takes a look at why Westminster went to war with the regulator
Want to know why the Tories will lose? Watch Clarkson’s Farm May 9, 2024 Clarkson's Farm lays bare the realities of life in what should be the Tory heartlands, from post-Brexit subsidies to the Kafkaesque nightmare of the planning system,
Starmer ‘delighted’ by ex-Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour May 8, 2024 Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to join the Labour Party, with an attack on the “broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government”.
Former immigration minister Jenrick says Tories must win back ‘on strike’ voters May 8, 2024 The Conservatives need to win back voters who have gone “on strike” over the failure to tackle immigration and extremism, Robert Jenrick has said.
HS2 ‘will finish at Euston’ – but it’ll cost taxpayers another billion May 8, 2024 Taxpayer cash will be used to fund a 4.5 mile tunnel linking HS2 to its Euston terminus, breaking a prior government pledge to use private sector money.