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Culpeper pub boss: The rates system is not fit for purpose, and it’s not fair

The changes to rates have completely eroded my confidence in the government, says London pub boss Nicolas Tréguer

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Facing Fierce Backlash Over 'Coarse' Kama Sutra Joke During Tense PMQs

Keir Starmer's failed Kama Sutra joke at PMQs exposes a deeper problem—his consistent inability to read the public mood, from comedy blunders to his crumbling 300,000-homes-a-year housing pledge that was doomed from the start.

International Business Times UK

Growth figures give boost to Reeves – but it’s too early to get carried away

While better-than-expected data for November offers hope for UK economy, clouds remain on the horizon

The Guardian - UK

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UK economy grew by faster than expected 0.3% in November

Growth was fastest since the 0.4% recorded in April in a boost for the Chancellor

Evening Standard

UK economy grew by better-than-expected 0.3% in November despite budget uncertainty

Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery from cyber-attack appears to have contributed to GDP growth

The Guardian - UK

UK borrowing costs drop to lowest level in more than a year

Greater scope for interest rate cuts and reduced fears about government finances prompt bond yields to fall

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves wants North to ‘feel the benefits’ of rail scheme by ‘early 2030s’

The Chancellor spoke during a visit to a rail depot in Leeds.

Evening Standard

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Which pubs near you are in danger? London’s most at risk boozers revealed

A new website shows which pubs are facing the biggest business rate hikes - and many are in deep trouble

Evening Standard

UK Brewery Firm Phantom Brewing Enters Administration Owing Creditors £2.2 Million

Phantom Brewing enters administration with £2.2m debt as UK hospitality faces mounting pressure from rising business costs and Government policies affecting independent venues.

International Business Times UK

Pubs will get the support they need, vows Keir Starmer

The climbdown from a Budget decision comes after the sector raised concerns over increasing business rates.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer defends digital ID work check plans amid accusations of new U-turn

The Government appears poised to backtrack on its plans to introduce a new mandatory digital identification for right to work checks.

Evening Standard

John Swinney welcomes U-turn on ‘foolhardy’ digital ID proposals

The Prime Minister has been accused of a U-turn, which has been denied by the Chancellor.

Evening Standard

Digital IDs will not be only way to prove right to work in UK, says Chancellor

It is the latest in a series of U-turns by the Government.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves ‘pretty relaxed’ about what form of digital ID workers use

Right to work can be proved using digital ID card, e-visa or e-passport, in change to policy government insists is not a U-turn

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Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves confirms pubs will get ‘more temporary support’

It follows pressure from landlords and industry groups over a major hike in business rates.

Evening Standard

New Birmingham-Manchester rail line planned by Government

A previous plan to extend HS2 between the cities was scrapped by the Conservative government in October 2023 to save money.

The Independent UK

OBR has ‘earned people’s trust’ despite budget leak, says former chairman

Richard Hughes resigned from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in December over the mistaken early publication of its forecasts.

Evening Standard

Heathrow third runway: Government admits it may miss sustainable aviation fuel target key to airport expansion

The Government has backed a bigger Heathrow and is now deciding how tests on economic growth, air quality, noise and climate change should be set

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The Independent UK

We can’t keep getting it wrong first time, Streeting admits after series of government U-turns

Health secretary says the government’s ‘new year’s resolution’ should be to ‘get it right first time’

The Guardian - UK

Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers

Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more accessible

The Independent UK

Claims Reeves’s post-Budget U-turns cost her £3bn of £22bn headroom in just six weeks

The chancellor is under pressure to turn her March spring statement into a mini-Budget after a series of concessions and U-turns in recent weeks

Evening Standard

What's on the economic horizon: The Standard's Business Editor Jonathan Prynn on the year ahead

A survey of finance chiefs from accounting firm Deloitte found “geopolitical risk” ranked the number one concern among major UK businesses

Evening Standard

14 screeching Labour U-turns since Starmer came to power – as plans to postpone local elections cancelled

The Government has abandoned plans to delay elections across 30 councils

Evening Standard

Pubs tax U-turn sign of ‘confident’ Government, insists Labour chairwoman

The Treasury is understood to be preparing a support package for the pub industry, due to be announced in the coming days

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Reform UK mayoral candidate apologises for Lammy ‘go home’ tweet – as it happened

Chris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’

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