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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      UK foreign policy
      Biden and Sunak unveil ‘Atlantic declaration’ to strengthen economic ties

      President and prime minister seek to increase US-UK trade in areas including defence and critical minerals

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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden says US will provide Ukraine funding for ‘as long as it takes’

      President’s comments come as some Republicans question additional funds to support Kyiv’s fight against Russia

    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK set to introduce floor for oil and gas windfall tax

      Levy will only apply if prices rise above a certain level in effort to boost North Sea investment

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      CBI grapples with twin threats to its long-term survival

      Crisis-hit business group must convince ministers to re-engage, while halting a slide in its membership

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Labour election victory at risk from undecided voters, UK pollsters say

      Sunak well placed to win over a large bloc of floating voters despite Starmer’s substantial poll lead, survey suggests

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Keir Starmer’s ruthless remaking of the Labour party

      The opposition leader has consolidated control by taking over party machinery and sidelining the left as he bids for power

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      CBI wins vote of confidence after claims of misconduct

      Business lobby group fails to secure Sunak pledge for immediate re-engagement

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Labour’s surprisingly bold economic agenda

      For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift 

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      CBI struggles to secure big public backing for its revamp

      Business lobby group faces a make-or-break vote of confidence on Tuesday

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      Tory peer Tyrie pushes for reform of UK financial regulator

      Move reignites debate over independence of Financial Conduct Authority’s decision making body

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      BoE looks to broaden reform of deposit guarantee scheme

      Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm shone light on weaknesses in existing regime

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Starmer under pressure to rebrand flagship ‘green prosperity plan’

      Labour leader urged to focus on economic effects and less on climate change

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      News in-depthConfederation of British Industry
      Critics underwhelmed by CBI’s ‘programme of change’

      Businesses and ministers show little solidarity with lobby group after it publishes reform plans ahead of EGM

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour to ban former ministers from lobbying for 5 years

      Party officials says move by Starmer is part of broader attempt to ‘clean up Westminster’

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Johnson allies challenge UK claims on Covid messages

      Inquiry extends deadline for communications to be handed over after Cabinet Office reportedly says it does not have the material

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      UK trade
      UK has no plans to strike US trade deal during Sunak visit

      Britain’s prime minister to hold talks with Joe Biden next week

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Labour plans to tackle housing crisis by forcing landowners to sell at lower prices

      Reforms would change valuation of plots acquired in England through compulsory purchase orders

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Cabinet Office in stand-off with Covid inquiry over Johnson messages

      Tensions between investigators and ministers build as government refuses to hand over unredacted information

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      GMB attacks Labour plans to end new North Sea oil and gas licences

      Union says it would be self-defeating for the UK to abandon domestic production

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      UK
      UK police arrest man after car crashes into gates of Downing Street

      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in his office at time of incident

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Labour to tackle immigration by ending foreign workers’ lower pay

      Starmer accuses government of having lost control of surging net migration into the UK

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Covid inquiry orders full disclosure of Johnson’s diaries

      Investigation into pandemic rejects Cabinet Office’s move to provide redacted information

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Brexit
      EU sticks with post-Brexit clearing trade deadline despite objections

      Brussels insists on wresting lucrative business from London as derivatives houses fear threat to stability

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak to consult ethics adviser over Braverman speeding claims

      Opposition says PM must establish whether home secretary broke rules in trying to avoid penalty points

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      News in-depthG7
      How Zelenskyy upstaged G7 summit to confront Ukraine doubters

      Ukrainian president defies host Japan’s expectations by timing attendance to ambush Brazil and India

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