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PM defends ‘common sense’ EU deal as critics condemn ‘surrender’ to Brussels
May 19, 2025Sir Keir Starmer said shoppers, tourists and businesses will benefit from a deal with Brussels which sees the UK sign up to follow EU rules and grants European trawlers access to British fishing waters for a further 12 years. The Prime Minister said the European Union deal showed “Britain is back on the world stage” […]
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The real reasons why Sadiq Khan has failed to fix London’s housing crisis
May 19, 2025EPA The message could not have been clearer. In his 2016 manifesto for his first mayoralty Sadiq Khan laid out his position: “I will oppose building on the green belt, which is even more important today than it was when it was created.” How times have changed. Last week in a speech that represents one […]
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At least £64bn of property in England and Wales is hidden behind opaque trusts
May 19, 2025The owners of nearly a quarter of a million properties in England and Wales worth a combined £64bn are hidden behind opaque trusts, according to research that prompts concern that such structures are the “go-to vehicle for kleptocrats” stashing money in Britain. The government introduced a register of property held through offshore vehicles in August […]
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Next suffers shareholder rebellion over pay transparency
May 15, 2025Next has been dealt a bloody nose by shareholders after more than a fifth backed proposals to provide more transparency over pay at the firm’s annual general meeting (AGM). The retail giant saw 26.9% of shareholder votes supporting a resolution that called for more information about how many of its staff are being paid below […]
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London dominates England’s social mobility league with top 20 places
May 14, 2025The top 20 constituencies with the best social mobility in England are all in London, according to research from a leading education charity that underscores the stark regional divide in children’s life chances. In a report published on Thursday, the Sutton Trust has put together an “opportunity index” by analysing six measures of mobility. These […]
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UK Ikea boss backs calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as flagship store opens
April 29, 2025The UK boss of Ikea has backed calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as the world’s largest furniture retailer finally opens its delayed store in London’s prime shopping destination. The Swedish company’s three-floor shop in the building that used to be Topshop’s former flagship store, with a mix of meatballs, lampshades and kitchen design assistance, opens […]
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Reeves unveils plans to regulate crypto after talks with US
April 29, 2025Rachel Reeves has announced plans to regulate cryptoassets such as Bitcoin in a bid to make the UK “a world leader in digital assets”. The Chancellor told a fintech conference on Tuesday that she would “back the builders” as she announced plans to make crypto firms subject to regulation in the same way as traditional […]
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‘Bring it on’: Miliband tells net zero critics Government is ‘not for bending’
April 25, 2025The Government “is not for bending” on net zero, Ed Miliband has said as he urged opponents of the policy to “bring on the fight”. Speaking at the end of an international energy security summit in London on Friday, the Energy Secretary hailed the two-day discussions between 60 governments and more than 50 businesses as […]
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‘I had rose-tinted spectacles’: UK city dwellers on relocating during the pandemic
April 25, 2025London has once again become the most searched-for location on the property website Rightmove, with more than half of the people living there (58%) looking to stay rather than leave. This comes five years after the start of the Covid pandemic, which prompted many people to seek an escape from city life in favour of […]
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Teaching union votes to ballot for action if pay offer not fully funded
April 19, 2025A teaching union will ballot its members for industrial action if the Government offers a pay award that is “not fully funded”. Delegates at the annual conference of the NASUWT teaching union in Liverpool have voted to “step up” its campaigning to secure a fully funded, real-terms pay award for teachers for 2025/26. A motion, […]
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