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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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1 September
Truss in talks to further cut business rates amid rising costs
Liz Truss has reportedly entered discussions with industry lobbyists over plans to further cut business rates. According to The Telegraph,…
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Aug- 2022 -11 August
Rishi Sunak commits to reducing business rates if elected PM
Rishi Sunak has vowed to slash business rates this autumn during the Conservative leadership debate at the Darlington Hippodrome theatre.…
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