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    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      RMT boss warns of ‘indefinite’ rail strikes without pay settlement

      Lynch calls on ministers to help resolve long-running dispute as UK prepares for more transport walkouts

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    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Liz Truss’s retro regulatory plans are a backwards step

      Merging UK financial regulators again would be a costly distraction

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    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Can I cut my potential tax bills when returning to UK?

      I moved to the US 25 years ago for work and now want to return

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      UK financial regulation
      City of London regulators to face shake-up under Truss

      Frontrunner to be UK prime minister eyes merger of FCA, PRA and PSR

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Cost of living crisis
      Time ‘running out’ for new schemes to help British households with energy bills

      Small suppliers urge new PM to use existing schemes to assist with rising cost of gas and electricity in October

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Tory leadership race sets stage for ‘stand-off’ with Holyrood

      Truss gains biggest cheers at Perth hustings, as both candidates deepen pro-union positions

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      News in-depthBank of England
      BoE in line of fire over UK’s double-digit inflation

      After 25 years of independence, questions are being asked over whether officials have lost control

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      UK immigration
      UK government wins partial victory in Rwanda documents court case

      Ministers sought to withhold references to Kigali’s alleged use of ‘torture and killings’ from legal review of immigration policy

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK transport strikes set to heighten summer of disruption as pay talks stall

      Rail, tube and bus walkouts come as unions repeat calls for wage rises to offset soaring inflation

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Entain makes the case for a tougher gambling crackdown

      Record £17mn fine raises questions about ability of industry to change and efficacy of current regulation

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      Successful leaders don’t worry about party unity

      A victorious Truss should not pander to internal opponents: parties are united only by clear leadership and UK electoral momentum

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      UK employment
      UK hospitality industry loses nearly 200,000 overseas workers

      Survey highlights squeeze on jobs market from Brexit and coronavirus pandemic

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      UK immigration
      Ministers ask court to keep sections of Rwanda rights document secret

      Application made to withhold materials referring to Kigali’s alleged use of ‘torture and killings’ from immigration policy hearing

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss and Sunak rule out second Scottish independence vote

      Tory leadership rivals concur on defending the union at hustings in Perth

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Brexit
      UK launches legal proceedings against EU over access to Horizon programme

      Escalation of tension after Brussels challenged scrapping of post-Brexit trading arrangements for N Ireland

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Calls mount to scrap annual rail fare rise in England

      Campaigners want ministers to go further than promise not to base increase on July’s RPI inflation measure

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depthConservative Party UK
      Tory leadership policies: where do the candidates stand?

      The FT sets out the rivals’ positions in eight key areas before the next PM is announced on September 5

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Janan Ganesh
      Liberals must overcome their aversion to conflict

      It sometimes takes a radical to fight a radical

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Will Marshall
      Space co-operation offers the prospect of warmer EU-UK relations

      The Eutelsat-OneWeb merger is a reminder that huge mutual benefits accrue from scientific collaboration

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Labour’s energy plan is politically potent but has holes

      Starmer hopes to prove the party can be trusted with money, but his pitch may not weather the storm as prices keep rising

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Markets InsightJane Foley
      Pound still suffers from the UK’s weak economic outlook

      Choppy period in politics could add to business investment damage from Brexit and Covid

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depthNorthern Ireland
      Calls for overhaul of Northern Ireland peace deal to end Stormont stand-off

      Experts urge revamp of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of its 25th anniversary next year

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Educational inequalities in England barely improve in two decades, study finds

      Institute for Fiscal Studies research shows family background still a main driver in performance at school and later life

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      This is not the way to choose Britain’s next prime minister

      For parties in government, replacing the leader should be a job for MPs

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      ExplainerUK business & economy
      Can the UK limit energy costs this winter?

      Soaring bills have prompted Keir Starmer and the Tory leadership candidates to propose radically different levels of support to households

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