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    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      UK property
      UK launches property register to curb flow of £100bn ‘dirty money’

      Initiative will require anonymous foreign owners or buyers to reveal their identity

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      UK property taxation
      UK companies face ‘iceberg’ of business rates next year

      Industry groups call on government to intervene before increase linked to inflation sinks companies

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK plc is cutting ties to China, says CBI boss

      New alliances will be needed in post-Brexit Europe to offset souring trading links with Beijing, warns Tony Danker

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Labour Party UK
      Starmer faces down UK union criticism over shadow minister’s sacking

      Labour opposition leader defends decision, stoking tensions with striking workers across public sector

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Unions square up to Tories over attack on ‘fundamental liberty’

      TUC’s Frances O’Grady and Mick Lynch of RMT hit out at Liz Truss’s plans to curb strikes

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      House of Lords
      Johnson to increase House of Lords numbers despite downsizing pledge

      PM inherited plan from Theresa May to cut peers from 800 to 600 and promised to implement it

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Nationwide rail strike disrupts travel for millions in UK

      Dispute over pay and conditions escalates, with more strikes threatened

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      News in-depthSpace industry
      Moonshot: can Eutelsat compete in a space race with Bezos and Musk?

      Merger of French satellite operator and money-losing OneWeb shows pressure old order faces from challengers

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Eutelsat SA
      Eutelsat boss battles to convince investors of OneWeb deal

      Shares in French satellite operator have tumbled since it revealed plans for a tie-up with UK’s OneWeb

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      UK energy
      UK government must do more to help with household energy bills, say MPs

      Committee warns £15bn support package has been ‘eclipsed by the scale of the crisis’ and urges targeted action

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      ExplainerUK business & economy
      Will Channel travel chaos become a regular feature of British summer?

      No instant fixes ahead as limits to technology and infrastructure mean attention turns to political goodwill

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      UK government spending
      UK Treasury blocks ‘non-essential’ overseas aid payments

      Action taken over fears Ukraine relief will breach spending cap but ex-minister says it will ‘cost lives’

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Rishi Sunak refuses to match Liz Truss on tax cuts

      Former chancellor and foreign secretary trade policy blows as they vie for Tory leadership

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Technology sector
      First use of UK law to ban foreign deal marks ‘stark’ trend, warns ex-minister

      Jo Johnson says universities need to prepare for ‘geopolitical shock’ after tech-transfer sale to Chinese firm blocked

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      No 10 accused of ‘reheating’ deals for cost of living campaign

      Labour party and charities say the latest initiatives are not enough to tackle crisis

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss attacks Sunak’s economic record in bruising fight to be PM

      UK foreign secretary shrugs off accusations of fiscal irresponsibility after entering final round of Tory leadership contest

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      News in-depthConservative Party UK
      Sunak and Truss line up for final showdown over Tory leadership

      Former chancellor and foreign secretary have their attack lines ready as they prepare to woo Conservative activists

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Sunak to face Truss in battle to become UK prime minister

      Conservative members to choose next UK prime minister following final MPs’ vote

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Government to tackle abuse of England’s libel laws by wealthy litigants

      Changes would clamp down on use of so-called Slapps to silence investigative journalists

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      UK energy
      UK government approves new £20bn nuclear power plant in Suffolk

      Energy secretary overrules planning inspector’s advice and backs project subject to final investment decision

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      UK energy
      Auction for failed UK energy supplier Bulb draws single bid

      Rival Octopus lodges sole entry to government sale of collapsed group that is leaching taxpayer cash

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK unions threaten strikes after below-inflation public sector pay rises

      Johnson’s cabinet signs off awards averaging 5% for 2.5mn workers despite inflation at over 9%

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Climate change
      UK public services under strain as temperature tops 40C

      Record reading in Lincolnshire amid fires in London’s outskirts and warnings of transport system buckling

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      UK employment
      UK private sector pay grows five times as fast as public wages

      Figures come as unions threaten strikes if government holds wage rises below 5%

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Arm Ltd
      SoftBank halts work on Arm’s London IPO following political turmoil

      Japanese tech investor pauses plan for dual primary UK-US listing for chip designer after Johnson quits

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