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In the past few years, a substantial number of European technology startups have been acquired by US and Asian multinationals. ARM; Vocal IQ; Supercell; Deepmind – there are many more.

Frank Field says Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon use ‘egregious clause’ in contracts to prevent people challenging self-employed designation

Nearly a third of British companies admit they do not believe the gender pay gap is an issue despite regulations requiring companies to gather information on it coming in to force from today.

CEO Nick Beighton worked a shift at site where it is claimed workers often went without water and toilet breaks.

Just under half of UK employees feel their boss would bend the rules if it meant saving their business, a report out today reveals.

Mr Weber, who heads the European People’s Party, the largest group in the European Parliament, said that it was not conceivable that euro-denominated business could remain in London.

Executive pay has been “ratcheted” up to the point where there is no credible link between earnings and performance, a group of MPs has said.

Amazon Business will sell office supplies to small and large UK companies and is latest example of its expansion beyond retail.

The City watchdog has ramped up the pressure on banks and credit card firms with a crackdown on card debts that could result in interest being scrapped for struggling borrowers.

Online fashion retailer Asos has seen a jump in half-year profits and sales driven by an “accelerated international performance”.

Non-UK businesses mostly feared the prospect of sensitivity to disruptions in trade deals and tariffs as a result of Brexit, and an end to the UK’s access to the single market.

Supermarket sales increased by 1.4 per cent year-on-year in the 12 weeks to 26 March, with both Aldi and Lidl reaching new record high market shares, while Waitrose recorded yet another period of growth.

The mutual is facing a £140m hit amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of its former financial arm.

London’s businesses are growing in confidence despite some cost pressures continuing to rise to record highs, a survey shows.

Sterling will climb back to levels not seen since the Brexit vote by the start of next year, according to analysts who believe the currency is “significantly undervalued”.