By Stefan Boscia Kwasi Kwarteng will announce a package of supply side reforms next month in a “medium-term fiscal plan”, the Treasury has announced. The Treasury said it would include “changes to the planning system, business regulations, childcare, i…
Liz Truss urged to continue pushing forwards with audit sector reform
By Louis Goss One of the UK’s largest audit sector trade bodies has called on the UK’s new government to set out a “clear timetable” for its plans to overhaul the UK’s audit sector in claiming audit reform will play a vital role in securing long-term e…
Labour will spend £8bn on UK sovereign wealth fund if it forms government
By Stefan Boscia Labour will tomorrow pledge to spend £8bn to start a UK sovereign wealth fund if it wins the next election in a bid to boost domestic manufacturing. The National Wealth Fund will invest in British green energy production, with the Brit…
Premiership rugby: Five things as barmy weekend comes to close
By Matt Hardy Round three of the Premiership saw monstrous comebacks, outstanding clashes and what could be the last ever match for one particular club. The league is in full swing and you cannot take your eyes off of it. Here are five talking points f…
Knives out for Gareth Southgate as England prepare to face Germany in Nations League
By Frank Dalleres It is little more than a year since Wembley cheered England on in a major final but when the team return to the stadium on Monday for a Nations League match against Germany there is every chance that Gareth Southgate’s men will be boo…
Burnham calls on Starmer to show more ‘fight’ against Truss’ tax cuts
By Stefan Boscia Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called on Sir Keir Starmer to show more “fight” against the government, after a day of fuelling speculation that he wants to be the next Labour leader. Burnham told an event at the Labour confe…
George Osborne calls on government to fix ‘schizophrenic’ levels of borrowing
By Stefan Boscia Liz Truss must end the “schizophrenic” economic policy of slashing taxes and increasing government borrowing, according to former chancellor George Osborne. Osborne said he was pleased to see Truss acting like a “conviction politician”…
Luxury retailers to push for tax cut acceleration ahead of coronation
By Emily Hawkins Luxury retailers in the West End are eager to elevate the shopping destination among its global rivals by appealing for tax changes to be accelerated. After the Chancellor suggested VAT-free shopping could boost the retail heartland fr…
Ericsson pushes back against Russian equipment exports
By Leah Montebello Ericsson pushed back against reports that it had continued to export equipment to Russia even after war had erupted in Ukraine. In a statement released over the weekend, the Swedish telecom equipment maker said the initial coverage f…
Colour of the year: ‘It looks like magnolia with a hangover’
By Steve Dinneen There is something wonderfully absurd about the annual colour of the year awards, which attempt to dress up selling paint as a sort of sociological barometer. What shade captures the public mood right now? What hue best describes the w…