Bussiness
Labour must stay ‘laser-focused’ on delivering growth, say business groups
The new Labour government must stay “laser-focused” on capitalising on the positive signs in the UK economy and delivering growth, influential business grou
Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘fix foundations’ of UK economy with…
Rachel Reeves has pledged to “fix the foundations” of the British economy, revealing an immediate plan to boost growth by unblocking infrastructure and priv
British Airways risks compensation bill for delayed passengers in £100m…
Passengers are entitled to compensation of up to £520 if their flights are delayed by more than three hours but it is then dow
Royal Mail goes ahead with cuts to UK flights despite…
The boss of Royal Mail’s parent company has said it will push on with a transformation of the group despite its £3.57bn takeover, as Royal Mail prepares this
No rest for the winners: business secretary rushed on to…
The grownups are back in Westminster. The Tory psychodramas inside No 10 have been replaced by a serious Labour government focused on delivery. It’s going to
Steal our ideas, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey tells…
It "would be great" if the new Labour government took on Liberal Democrat policies, party leader Sir Ed Davey has said. After his party won 72 seats in the gen
Labour desperately needs some foreign cash – and fast
They can line up Chequers, or perhaps Windsor Palace. They can ask the King or Prince William to host a glamorous dinner. Perha
Of the economy’s two possible endings the happy one is…
Just as in the movie Sliding Doors, there are two endings to the story that began on Thursday with Labour’s victory in the 2024 election. One is happy, one is
Struggles at Belfast’s Titanic shipyard reflect UK’s faded naval power
The Harland & Wolff (H&W) shipyard in Belfast is famous for having built the Titanic, the largest passenger ship of its time before it hit an iceberg on
‘Rockefellers of Uganda’ and General Electric to build mini-nukes in…
Their scheme, known as “Project Quasar”, will aim to demonstrate to other countries “the immense potential” of SMR tech
Brackmills business improvement district votes to continue
5 hours agoBy Pete Cooper, BBC News, NorthamptonshireBBCThe Brackmills industrial estate contains several warehouses and businessesA business improvement dist
The spectre of Liz Truss will hang over this Parliament
Those pesky statisticians point out that Labour now boasts no less than 63pc of all MPs in the new Parliament, having won littl
