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Can the Cabinet ‘away-day’ help the Tories make a ‘come-back’?
By Sabine Tyldesley The Cabinet met today at Chequers, the official country residence of the British Prime Minister, for an ‘away-day’. This meeting...
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On the search for integrity and accountability
By Drew Aspinwall With Rishi Sunak ordering an investigation into Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs yesterday, the scrutiny is not only on whether Zahawi...
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The Storm Before the Calm
By Bob Huxford Growth stocks had a rough 2022 and while investors are still being battered by a storm that's persisted for over a year it can be hard...
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#TradeTuesday: The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement - Perspectives from UK and Down Under
The UK House of Lords began their ‘line by line examination’ of the Bill which will implement the Free Trade Agreement with Australia (and New...
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Is it Levelling Up, Stepping Up, Gauging Up… or Times Up?
By Tom Haynes As the government today confirmed the 111 successful bids announced as part of the second round of the flagship “Levelling-up Fund”...
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Where does the UK’s EV battery manufacturing strategy go from here?
By Ian Silvera The demise of BritishVolt has reportedly seen hundreds of workers put into redundancy, investors out of pocket and, no doubt, suppliers...
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It may be cold outside, but are there glimmers of spring in the economy?
By Lizzie Cowell The markets are notoriously difficult to call. Yet, during my (nearly) two decades in the City, one trend I’ve learnt to rely on is...
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Scottish and UK governments set for new clash over gender recognition reforms
By Will NealeThe UK Government sparked an unprecedented row with the Scottish Parliament yesterday after moving to block the Gender Recognition Reform...
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