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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    John Thornhill
    Three ideas to energise British tech

    A vibe shift is needed to close the gap between the UK and Silicon Valley

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  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
    British Steel Ltd
    British Steel’s Chinese owner says UK government must ‘respect’ its rights

    Jingye makes first comments after ministers seized control of struggling company

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  • Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
    British Steel Ltd
    British Steel: how its Chinese owner’s plans unravelled

    From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failed

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  • Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The UK government needs a proper plan for steel

    The future is not in the Scunthorpe blast furnaces that ministers have rescued

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  • Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
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    JD Vance predicts ‘good chance’ of US-UK trade agreement

    US vice-president says Trump administration is ‘working very hard’ with Starmer government on tariffs

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  • Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
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    Labour must spell out what UK growth will pay for

    Focusing on benefits to voters’ wallets would help blunt the threat posed by the likes of Nigel Farage

    Keir Starmer delivers a speech about using AI to spur growth
  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
    British Steel Ltd
    UK government secures raw materials for British Steel furnaces

    China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control

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  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
    British Steel crisis spurs greater scrutiny of Chinese investment in UK

    Ministers urged to review Beijing’s role in critical national infrastructure and supply chains

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  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
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    Industrial action has led to rubbish piling up across UK’s second city

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  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
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    Only 3% of fines collected over non-disclosure of UK property

    Transparency campaigners say government must deal with failure to enforce penalties on offshore companies

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  • Sunday, 13 April, 2025
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    Levies cut on 89 products to support domestic companies against Trump’s trade war

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  • Friday, 11 April, 2025
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  • Friday, 11 April, 2025
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    Turbine operators worry new neighbours are slowing down their wind

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  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
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    Head of British military makes first Beijing visit in 10 years

    Trip by Tony Radakin announced only by China’s government amid strained Sino-American relations

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  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
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    Cabinet Office to axe a third of roles in Whitehall overhaul

    Department to shed 2,100 jobs as civil service braces for further cuts

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  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    UK trade
    UK and India rush to secure trade deal after Trump tariffs

    Long-delayed talks between London and New Delhi given fresh impetus by US taxes on imports

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  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    How Britain misuses its fiscal watchdog

    Limited spending buffers and poor support undermine the OBR

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
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    UK borrowing costs soar to highest level since 1998

    Jump in yields on 30-year gilts comes as investors also dump US Treasuries

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  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
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    Ministers are working on proposals for arm’s-length bodies for health data and AI security

    Government officials said that the proposals for new bodies, including the AISI, would be scrutinised as part of the cabinet review into superfluous quangos
  • Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
    UK economy
    Trump tariffs will hit UK economic growth, BoE official warns

    Clare Lombardelli says import taxes will ‘depress activity’ but impact on inflation is less clear

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  • Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
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    Starmer criticises watchdog for not ‘scoring’ jobs impact of welfare reforms

    UK PM’s comments will be seen as warning shot across bows of Office for Budget Responsibility

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  • Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
    NHS England
    NHS redundancy payouts in England could cost £1bn, says Streeting

    Health secretary says expense resulting from axing NHS England could be justified by savings

    Wes Streeting talking to the health and social care select committee on Tuesday
  • Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
    Inside Politics
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    Formal coalition is off the table but Tories and Reform leave door open to local ‘confidence and supply’ deals

    Nigel Farage meets supporters
  • Monday, 7 April, 2025
    Health
    Starmer pledges centralised service for researchers to mine health data

    Announcement follows recommendation in UK government-commissioned review last year

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