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Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs
April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record
Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie-up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs
Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays
Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss
Potters win £120m rescue as government finally backs Britain’s ceramics heartland
Reeves serves up summer of savings with VAT cut on family days out
Andrew trade envoy files: Queen ‘very keen’ ex-prince led UK plc abroad, Whitehall papers reveal
HS2 reset to punch £33bn black hole in Britain’s public finances
Youth jobs in retreat: IFS warns Britain is sliding back to Covid-era lows

Amy Ingham

Amy is a newly qualified journalist specialising in business journalism at Business Matters with responsibility for news content for what is now the UK’s largest print and online source of current business news.

GB News makes its pitch for a slice of public broadcasting funds

6 April 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The scale of the tax burden heaped on British businesses since the pandemic has been laid bare by new HMRC data showing that national insurance receipts have surged nearly 40 per cent in just six years.

Businesses shoulder £200 billion National Insurance bill as payroll tax receipts surge 40% since pandemic

6 April 20266 April 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a rare Downing Street address to lay the groundwork for her upcoming Budget, signalling that tough tax decisions lie ahead — but sought to pre-empt backlash by insisting the pressure on public finances “wasn’t our fault”.

Budget tax breaks worth £100m come into force for founders and start-ups

6 April 2026 Finance, In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Wealthy individuals threatening to leave the UK to avoid expected tax increases should “f--- off,” according to Dale Vince, green energy tycoon and major Labour donor.

Vince calls on Miliband to halt North Sea oil exports as Iran war rattles supply

5 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

British lamb prices surge to record highs as Easter and Eid drive demand, with supermarket legs topping £16/kg and the UK flock at its lowest in living memory.

Easter and Eid collision sends British lamb prices to a record high

5 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement to the House of Commons under the shadow of escalating conflict in the Middle East and mounting fears of a renewed inflation shock driven by surging energy prices.

Labour’s tax uncertainty is pushing Britain’s wealthiest towards the exit

4 April 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Nigel Farage has invested £215,000 in a cryptocurrency business chaired by former UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, underscoring the growing overlap between politics and the digital asset sector.

Reform UK becomes first British political party to launch its own podcast

4 April 2026 In Business, Marketing, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

OpenAI's much-trumpeted plans to build a major data centre in the north-east of England have ground to a halt, dealing a significant blow to Sir Keir Starmer's strategy of placing artificial intelligence at the centre of Britain's economic growth.

OpenAI’s flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer’s AI ambitions

4 April 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Amazon is dusting itself off for another tilt at Britain's fiercely competitive grocery sector, this time by converting its abandoned Fresh convenience stores into outlets for Whole Foods Market, the organic chain it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017.

Amazon bets on Whole Foods to salvage its troubled UK grocery ambitions

4 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Barclays plans to launch a string of “banking pods” after recently announcing more branch closures.

Barclays bets on the high street once more with new branches and the return of the bank manager

4 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe will hand the Government research showing Britain is sitting on 50 years’ worth of shale gas.

Ratcliffe backs tory plan to scrap carbon taxes amid industry pressure

2 April 2026 Uncategorized Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Supermarkets and food manufacturers in England will be expected to help tackle rising obesity rates by making it easier for customers to choose healthier food, under a new government initiative announced today.

Inflation fears surge as rate cut hopes fade for UK businesses

2 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

SpaceX is preparing for what could become the largest stock market debut in history after confidentially filing for an initial public offering that may value the company at more than $1.75 trillion.

SpaceX files for record-breaking IPO with $1.75tn valuation target

2 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Regions across England and Wales are set to receive up to £20 million each in fresh government funding to accelerate innovation and drive local economic growth, as ministers push to strengthen the UK’s regional technology and industrial base.

Regions from Teesside to Cornwall awarded up to £20m to boost innovation

2 April 20261 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Oracle has begun cutting thousands of jobs as it accelerates a costly push into artificial intelligence infrastructure, with analysts warning the layoffs could ultimately reach tens of thousands of roles.

Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as Ellison doubles down on AI investment

1 April 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

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Morrisons is preparing to pull down the shutters on 100 loss-making convenience stores in a move that places hundreds of shop-floor jobs in jeopardy, with the Bradford-based grocer pointing the finger squarely at Labour's tax and wage agenda for tipping the sites into terminal decline.

Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs

Morrisons is closing 100 loss-making convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, and has blamed Labour’s “policy choices” for the rising costs eroding profitability.

April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record

Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie-up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs

Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays

Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss

Potters win £120m rescue as government finally backs Britain’s ceramics heartland

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