Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty land tax as part of her plan to revive home ownership and stimulate the housing market — describing it as an “unconservative tax” that prevents millions from…
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Britain’s first female fast-jet pilot Dr Jo Salter has been named the UK’s most inspirational business speaker, topping a major new ranking by the Motivational Speakers Agency. The poll, compiled from data across more than…
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Manufacturing body welcomes JLR’s return to production but warns smaller suppliers face urgent liquidity support
The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) has welcomed Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) staged return to production and the launch of a funding stream to stabilise suppliers — but warned that serious liquidity problems continue to…
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Kemi Badenoch to unveil ‘golden rule’ and totemic tax cut in Conservative conference speech
Kemi Badenoch will today set out a new ‘golden rule’ for managing the public finances and unveil what aides describe as a ‘totemic’ tax cut as she seeks to refocus the Conservative Party’s message on…
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JPMorgan Chase has maintained its position as the world’s most AI-advanced bank, according to the 2025 Evident AI Index, which benchmarks the artificial intelligence maturity of 50 global financial institutions. The US banking giant, led…
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Pride in Place: Government’s £5bn regeneration scheme offers major opportunity for small businesses
The UK government has launched its long-awaited £5 billion “Pride in Place” programme, a decade-long initiative designed to revitalise towns and communities by putting local people in charge of how regeneration funding is spent. The…
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Small businesses in deprived urban areas are less likely to secure finance than those in more affluent or rural parts of the UK, according to new research by the British Business Bank (BBB). The government-backed…
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Nik Storonsky, the billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Revolut, has moved his official residency from the UK to the United Arab Emirates, according to filings made to Companies House. Documents lodged on Tuesday for…
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Furniturebox, the fast-growing UK-based online furniture retailer, has secured £1 million in new funding from Barclays to support continued innovation, product development, and international growth. The funding comes in the form of a Barclays Trade…
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BERO, the fast-growing premium non-alcoholic beer brand, has adopted Oracle NetSuite to streamline operations, improve financial visibility, and scale its business internationally. The AI-powered cloud ERP platform is helping the company increase efficiency, automate key…