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Aug- 2023 -22 August
Bottle recycling scheme to cost at least £1.8bn a year, warns BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that government plans to introduce a bottle recycling scheme could cost the industry…
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Jul- 2023 -26 July
Government delays packaging tax by a year
The Government has revealed that new rules to ensure packaging producers pay for the cost of recycling their packaging will…
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Jun- 2023 -14 June
GMB invites business secretary to meet striking Amazon workers
The GMB Union has invited secretary of state for business and trade, Kemi Badenoch MP, to meet striking Amazon workers…
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5 June
Gov’s food price measures must target small stores, warns Which?
Which?, the consumer group has reportedly written to Jeremy Hunt claiming the government must also target small grocery stores with…
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Feb- 2023 -22 February
Fortnum & Mason chief urges Sunak to seal NI trade deal
Fortnum and Mason chief executive Tom Athron has reportedly urged Sunak to seal a deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trade…
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Oct- 2022 -24 October
Rishi Sunak to become next PM
Rishi Sunak is set to become the next leader of the Conservative party and the UK prime minister after becoming…
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20 October
Liz Truss steps down as prime minister
Liz Truss has announced that she is standing as prime minister after a turbulent week for the government, just six…
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Sep- 2022 -21 September
Business energy bills to be capped under new gov scheme
The government has unveiled a new plan that is set to cap wholesale energy bills for businesses for an initial…
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6 September
Retailers call for strong leadership and high street support from new PM
The retail industry has urged Liz Truss to work alongside the sector and provide “strong leadership” amid the deepening cost-of-living…
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2 September
Zahawi draws up multi-billion pound tax cut package for businesses
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has reportedly drawn up plans for a multi-billion pound tax cut package to help businesses amid rising…
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