Kate Forbes meets senior executives on first day in office in effort to reset strained relationship with industry
Decision deals blow to efforts to use the gas in move to net zero
Also in this week’s newsletter: a superficially comforting headline on inward investment
Top FT political commentators answer listeners’ questions
Party chair says ‘people can change their minds’ following shock defection
Party’s rapidly-evolving policy will be key to winning over voters in the upcoming UK general election
Despite former mayor’s strong reputation, his efforts were undermined by widespread negative perceptions of Tory party
Experts say HMRC could challenge some advance fee schemes
EU plans to ‘spend more, spend better, spend European’ have rung alarm bells among UK executives
Women’s rights campaigners optimistic parliament will support one of the amendments to criminal justice bill next week
Assistance provided by maintenance loan falls to 9-year low as inflation cuts into support, says think-tank
Office for Environmental Protection says government and Environment Agency ‘not on track’ to meet goals
Three pledges in the ‘New Deal for Working People’ have been weakened since first proposed
Commons committee told number of population based on threshold of 300 ppm of lead in soil
Move by representative for Dover also triggers furious questions from opposition party members for Keir Starmer
Former finance secretary says receiving role in John Swinney’s cabinet is an ‘extraordinary privilege’
Ashley Alder says ‘no decision made’ after City minister defends right of government to question watchdog’s actions
Home secretary says measures are in response to Moscow’s ‘malign activity’
There are clear signs of progress but domestic politics are complicating relations
Having given up on removing the prime minister, their mission now is to make him the fall guy
Elections in the capital demonstrated close tactical voting among Labour and Lib Dem supporters
£1bn injection would end uncertainty over whether railway line will reach its planned central London terminus at Euston
Scotland’s new first minister faces challenges, such as rebuilding confidence in the party’s handling of public services
The policies of the chancellor and his opposite number are looking increasingly alike
Report into access to finance recommends that FCA oblige banks to share account closures on a quarterly basis
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