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    Chief UK Business Correspondent

    Daniel Thomas is the chief UK business correspondent for the FT. He was previously executive news editor, deputy companies editor, telecoms correspondent and head of the Technology, Media and Telecoms team in London, property correspondent and FT Money reporter. He has worked for various over titles covering property, advertising, finance and media.
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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Hunt to defy Tory critics by rejecting calls for tax cuts

      UK chancellor to stress in speech to tech investors that cutting inflation remains his priority

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK taxpayer faces losses after companies backed by Future Fund fail

      Scheme issued 1,190 companies with convertible loans worth £1.14bn during coronavirus pandemic

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK equities
      UK equities no longer a ‘must own’ asset class, shareholder group warns

      Investor Forum says decline in market’s relevance over past 25 years has been ‘breathtaking’

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Ex-UK chancellor Hammond to chair crypto firm Copper

      Warning that Britain is falling behind EU rivals as financial centre for digital assets

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Small businesses count cost of Royal Mail’s cyber attack

      Frustrated retailers warn of lost sales and stock that has gone astray

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      UK energy
      UK forced to reconsider £1.4bn English Channel electricity cable project

      High Court overturns government decision to block subsea interconnector from Portsmouth to Normandy

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Sunak accused of burdening UK economy with legislative ‘chaos’

      CBI boss Tony Danker to attack PM’s plan to cull EU laws, as he calls for policies to promote economic growth

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Renewable energy
      CBI chief urges UK to counter US and EU ‘arms race’ on green subsidies

      Tony Danker warns that Britain is falling behind rival nations in investing in green technology

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      News in-depthCoronavirus economic impact
      Return of London’s Chinatown parade marks revival of business optimism

      Local restaurants welcome post-pandemic recovery after bruising period

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Confidence among UK SMEs drops sharply as government cuts back support

      Survey finds 50% fall in number of companies planning to expand this year compared with summer of 2022

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Corporate governance
      Investor letter to FTSE chairs calls for new group to ease stewardship concerns

      Fresh discussions needed to settle contentious topics such as executive pay and overboarding

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK tax
      Covid fraud task force ‘not best value’ for UK taxpayers, admits HMRC

      Tax office expects to recover £1.1bn of estimated £4.5bn lost through pandemic support schemes before special unit closes

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Corporate insolvencies climb in England and Wales as costs bite

      Year-on-year increase of almost a third in December reflects challenging business climate, say experts

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      ‘We are not revolutionaries’: Business warms to Labour-led Westminster council

      Party seeks to dispel companies’ fears after historic gain of closely watched local authority

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK employment
      Sunak prepares big push to tackle economic inactivity in the UK

      Prime minister rejects business pleas for increased immigration to deal with labour shortages

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK government admits R&D-heavy small companies need more tax help

      Business groups cautiously welcome acknowledgment that reform ‘creates challenges for some SMEs’

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      London Stock Exchange Group
      LSE chief says London markets must be ‘young and scrappy’ to compete

      Julia Hoggett criticises complacency in City as she pushes for reforms

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Darktrace
      Darktrace shares slump below IPO price after new customers slow

      Cambridge-based cyber security specialist warns of challenging macroeconomic conditions

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Thousands of small UK companies ‘at risk’ due to cut in energy subsidies

      Business trade body warns of severe impact after government reduces support on electricity and gas bills

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Robert Walters PLC
      UK recruiter Robert Walters warns of hit from slowdown in US tech jobs

      Shares tumble as company says full-year profit will be below expectations

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK government spending
      UK government set to miss SME procurement target

      Business groups criticise failure to meet goal of third of spending on small and medium-sized companies

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Energy support scheme for UK business set for big cut

      Industry groups warn that the flat-rate discount will not give enough protection if prices jump

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      UK Government
      Government forced to pay Atos £24mn over Met Office supercomputer procurement

      French group claimed its bid was unfairly rejected

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Sunak revives talks with SoftBank on London listing for Arm

      Officials and London Stock Exchange face uphill battle to secure UK role for chip designer’s IPO

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK manufacturers issue warning over cuts to energy support

      Senior executives say political chaos has harmed competitiveness

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