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    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak breaks up business department to refocus on energy and science

      Greg Hands appointed as UK Conservative party chair to replace Nadhim Zahawi

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Profit motive to return to British rail network as part of long-awaited shake-up

      Transport secretary Mark Harper promises ‘enhanced role for private sector’ for some train operators

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      News in-depthUK politics & policy
      Whitehall overhaul fraught with risk, say former ministers

      Sunak’s departmental shake-up is unlikely to achieve much and will only cause upheaval

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      High Speed Two Ltd
      HS2 faces more delays and cuts as UK government seeks to rein in costs

      Ministers explore options for high-speed rail line which is country’s biggest infrastructure project

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      UK Government
      Sunak poised for mini-reshuffle after Zahawi’s downfall

      PM ready to appoint new party chair and create standalone energy ministry

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Utilities
      Breakdown of gas storage talks leaves UK exposed to price surges, say experts

      Impasse over subsidies increases country’s dependence on expensive LNG imports

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      British Steel censured over 800 job cuts plan amid state aid talks

      Business minister says UK government has put forward ‘generous’ £300mn package

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      Register of UK property held offshore lists 40 owners under sanctions

      Three Russian businessmen, a string of billionaires and several Tory donors are among beneficial owners, analysis shows

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      British Steel Ltd
      Fears grow over fate of 800 jobs at British Steel

      Workers told of cuts being considered by owner Jingye despite offer of £300mn government support package

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Dominic Raab
      Labour accuses Sunak of being ‘too weak’ to sack Raab over bullying claims

      Attack by Starmer comes as a civil service union calls for suspension of deputy PM until investigation is over

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Tax evasion and avoidance
      Thousands of offshore companies miss UK property register deadline

      List set up to tackle estimated £100bn of illicit financing often channelled through British real estate

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for biggest strike day since 2011 as ministers resist pay rises

      Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers set to walk out on Wednesday in co-ordinated action

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK green industries fear threat from US climate incentives bill

      Business leaders urge government action to match incentives and tax breaks or see Britain left behind in race

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      UK property
      Property developers told to commit to £2bn UK repair scheme

      Companies have six weeks to sign up or face ‘serious consequences’

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      News in-depthConservative Party UK
      Can Rishi Sunak move on from the era of ‘Tory sleaze’?

      The PM has sacked Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the ministerial code but other problems remain in his in-tray

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Nuclear energy
      Nuclear industry calls for new UK reactors as ‘matter of priority’

      Government warned not to ‘sleepwalk into delays’ over developing next-generation power projects

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Nadhim Zahawi
      Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Tory party chair over his tax affairs

      UK prime minister intervenes after ethics adviser finds serious breaches of ministerial code

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      HM Revenue & Customs
      HMRC admits errors in responses to FoI requests over ministerial probes

      UK tax authority apologises for wrongly stating no ministers were under investigation — when Nadhim Zahawi was

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Business complains Hunt’s UK growth plan lacks new policies

      Lobby groups express disappointment with chancellor’s ‘empty’ keynote speech

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      Hunt insists HS2 rail line will terminate in central London

      Chancellor rejects reports that project will finish on outskirts of capital to save money

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak warns Transpennine Express it risks losing contract

      Prime minister says changes will be made if ‘operator cannot be turned around’

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      News in-depthNadhim Zahawi
      From Iraqi oilfields to Tory HQ: how Nadhim Zahawi mixed business and politics

      The UK Conservative party chair’s tax travails are the latest chapter in a career that has brought him great wealth

    • 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 manufacturing
      UK to propose carbon border tax as part of steel industry aid package

      Chancellor Jeremy Hunt agrees to consult on ways to level playing field against foreign competitors

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK Government
      ‘Questions need answering’ over Zahawi tax affairs, says Sunak

      Ethics inquiry opened into Tory party chair while head of BBC faces twin probes into appointment

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