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Liz Truss to cut stamp duty in push for prosperity
Liz Truss will announce radical plans to cut stamp duty in the government’s mini-budget this week in an attempt to drive economic growth.
Sunday 25 October 2026
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Liz Truss will announce radical plans to cut stamp duty in the government’s mini-budget this week in an attempt to drive economic growth.
New research has shed further light onto the cost of doing business emergency unfolding for the UK’s small and medium sized businesses as they fight for…
Train drivers at 12 key operating firms will walk out on 1 and 5 October after ASLEF union confirmed members backed a strike today.
The chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is expected to announce the creation of a network of low-tax, low-regulation investment zones in an emergency budget on Friday.
Britain may not strike a free trade deal with the US for years, Liz Truss has admitted ahead of her first bilateral meeting with Joe Biden.
Almost nine in ten companies taking part in a groundbreaking trial of a four-day working week have said they are likely to extend the policy beyond…
A British financial technology business run by one of the industry’s few female chief executives has raised $19 million in its first funding round.
Rolls-Royce is at the centre of a multimillion-pound battle over the alleged stealing of business secrets from a technology company that provided the luxury carmaker with…
Mike Ashley is to step down from the board of Frasers Group, the retail business he founded.
Sterling tumbled to a fresh 37-year low against the dollar and a 17-month trough on the euro after weaker-than-expected retail sales figures issued today.
John Lewis has again warned its staff there may not be a bonus this year, citing a “uniquely uncertain” economic outlook.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a mini Budget on September 23 after MPs agreed to delay the start of their “party conference recess”.
Retail sales fell by much more than expected in August as the cost of living crisis dragged on demand for both essential and non-essential goods.
Uber said on Thursday it is responding to a cybersecurity incident, after the New York Times reported that a hack had breached the company’s network and…
Consumers are racing to exchange their old paper banknotes for new plastic versions, just over a fortnight before they cease to be legal tender at the…