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Sunday, 1 October, 2023

Conservative Party UK
Hunt to pledge minimum wage rise and benefit sanctions
UK chancellor will promote ‘workers versus shirkers’ narrative in attempt to shift focus from high tax
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Saturday, 30 September, 2023

Conservative Party UK
Tory MPs pile the pressure on Sunak over taxes ahead of party conference
British prime minister also faces awkward questions over the future of HS2
Friday, 29 September, 2023

UK politics
UK health secretary accuses striking medics of withholding cancer treatment
Steve Barclay heightens tension ahead of party conference with attack on consultants earning £130,000 a year
Friday, 29 September, 2023

UK energy
UK streamlines planning for £20bn plan to bring power from Morocco
Xlinks project seeks 25-year contract with government to guarantee a fixed electricity price
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd
Director of troubled charities bank to head UK deposit protection scheme
Martyn Beauchamp is set to be named interim chief executive of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Liberal Democrats UK
Lib Dems set out plans to speed up cancer treatment in England
Ed Davey proposes legal right for patients to start medical care within 62 days of urgent referral in highly personal conference speech
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

ExplainerUK tax
The calculations behind Sunak’s potential inheritance tax shake-up
Though unpopular, IHT is paid by few in UK and revenue lost would have to be made up for elsewhere
Monday, 25 September, 2023

UK politics
Lib Dems vow to knock down Tory ‘blue wall’ in south of England
Ed Davey’s party accused of watering down policies to pander to Conservative voters
Monday, 25 September, 2023

HS2
Scrapping HS2 will damage trust in Britain, warn US buyers of Birmingham City
Owners of Tom Brady-backed football club say truncating rail line will shake investor confidence
Friday, 22 September, 2023

UK politics
Hunt plans Isa overhaul to boost share ownership
Treasury looks to simplify tax-free savings regime and weighs new allowance for investments in UK companies
Thursday, 21 September, 2023

Brexit
Tories seize on Starmer comments over divergence from EU rules
Labour does not want ‘dynamic alignment’ but ministers call position rejoining in all but name
Thursday, 21 September, 2023

Labour Party UK
Labour vows to strengthen UK’s fiscal watchdog
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says OBR would be given independent powers to produce forecasts
Thursday, 21 September, 2023

UK schools
Sunak plans to overhaul A-level system with ‘British baccalaureate’
UK prime minister set to propose sweeping changes to education in England as he battles for re-election
Thursday, 21 September, 2023

UK politics
Rishi Sunak keeps relief in check after week of upbeat UK economy data
Prime minister and chancellor Jeremy Hunt recognise more pain lies ahead for many voters even as inflation falls
Thursday, 21 September, 2023

UK interest rates
Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25%
Pound falls to six-month low after decision signals possible peak in borrowing costs
Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

ExplainerUK economy
What Sunak’s net zero pivot means for UK climate goals and the next election
PM is pushing back key green targets as he seeks to draw a sharp dividing line between the Tories and Labour
Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

UK politics
Sunak announces series of U-turns on net zero pledges
UK prime minister says policy shift to include delaying ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035
Tuesday, 19 September, 2023

UK politics
Sunak prepares to water down UK green measures
PM under fire as he examines delaying initiatives intended to take the country to net zero emissions
Tuesday, 19 September, 2023

Brexit
Starmer seeks stronger Anglo-French relations in talks with Macron
Leader of UK’s main opposition party tells business leaders in Paris he wants to rewrite Brexit deal with EU
Tuesday, 19 September, 2023

UK banks
UK regulator pledges to look more deeply into bank account closures
FCA incurs backlash after initial review finds no evidence of politicians being ‘de-banked’ over their views
Monday, 18 September, 2023

UK banks
UK regulator finds no evidence of politicians being ‘debanked’ over views
Financial Conduct Authority preparing to release report commissioned after Nigel Farage row
Monday, 18 September, 2023

Brexit
Starmer heads to Paris for Macron talks to set out post-Brexit stall
UK’s opposition leader pledges to repair relations with EU leaders but may find they have other priorities
Monday, 18 September, 2023

InterviewUK politics
Starmer steps on to global stage with promise of ‘progressive moment’
Twenty-five years after Blair and Clinton proclaimed ‘Third Way’, UK Labour leader joined centre-left counterparts at Canada summit
Sunday, 17 September, 2023

Brexit
Starmer pledges to seek major rewrite of Brexit deal
Labour leader tells FT his government would put closer trading relationship with Brussels at heart of growth policy
Sunday, 17 September, 2023

HS2
Labour casts fresh doubts over HS2 route north of Birmingham
UK opposition party’s caution comes after Tory government refuses to commit to northern section of project