Exclusive: Industry chiefs urge MPs to accept workers’ rights amendments July 26, 2025 Seven of Britain’s most influential industry bodies have urged MPs to accept an array of House of Lords amendments to the government’s workers’ rights package, warning the overhaul is already having a “chilling” impact on jobs and the economy. The cohort of heavyweight lobby groups – which includes all the so-called ‘Big Five’ business bodies [...]
UK hits Big Tech with online safety crackdown July 25, 2025 The UK’s biggest tech platforms are under new legal pressure from Friday as sweeping new child protection laws come into force, requiring firms to deploy strict age verification for harmful content – or face fines of up to £18m, or 10 per cent of global turnover. The new rules, part of the government’s long-trailed Online [...]
IMF warns UK faces ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war July 25, 2025 The Chancellor could be left at risk of breaking her fiscal rules by unexpected economic shocks and faces “significant challenges” in delivering the government’s agenda, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. The IMF said the UK’s “limited” so-called headroom on its public finances gave little room to manoeuvre and called on Rachel Reeves to [...]
Chetwood Bank surpasses £5bn after strong growth July 25, 2025 Chetwood Bank’s balance sheet has exceeded £5bn for the first time, City PM can reveal, after growing by £1bn in just three months. The digital challenger bank surpassed the milestone in July, with chief executive Paul Noble noting the bank’s “great growth trajectory” and expanding customer base to the rise, after the balance sheet stood [...]
Law firm partner hiring surges in City amid private equity boom July 25, 2025 Demand for new partners with private equity expertise has reached an all-time high, as top US law firms continue to dominate lawyers appetite
Jonathan Reynolds slams wealth tax as ‘daft’ in broadside against Labour left July 25, 2025 Jonathan Reynolds has dismissed the prospect of a wealth tax as “daft”, amidst repeated warnings from the City that the policy would damage the UK economy. In a podcast interview with GB News, the business secretary told those on the left of the Labour party: “Get serious!” Reynolds insisted that much of Labour policy already [...]
Where do sports stand after Supreme Court’s judgment on gender? July 25, 2025 The future of trans women and men in sports is not the open and shut case that it might seem, argues lawyer Libby Payne, who has acted for Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. The Supreme Court’s judgment in the For Women Scotland case has been met with significant commentary about the implications for a range of [...]
Formula E signs World Championship extension with FIA until 2048 July 25, 2025 Formula E has extended its exclusive contract with motorsport governing body the FIA, meaning it will remain the only all-electric single-seater World Championship until at least 2048. It comes ahead of the climax of Formula E’s 11th season in London this weekend, where Nissan driver Oliver Rowland is set to be crowned champion on home [...]
Fan travel surges ahead of Lionesses’ Euros final July 25, 2025 England’s journey to the Women’s Euro 2025 final is not only energising the nation – it’s powering a sharp uptick in travel bookings, with fans preparing to cross Europe to cheer on the Lionesses. Trainline, Europe’s leading train ticketing app, has reported a 27 per cent surge in UK bookings to Basel, Switzerland, since the [...]
Rightmove demands stamp duty overhaul July 25, 2025 Rightmove has called on the government to overhaul stamp duty thresholds to help first-time buyers get on the property market. The UK’s largest property platform urged ministers to increase the thresholds at which the tax kicks in, to reflect house price rises that have occurred in recent years and “help mobility across many parts of [...]
