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• UK workers’ right reforms not expected until 2026

  05-10-2024 06:00
  Plans to pass a ‘make work pay’ package may take years to take effect, warn those close to government talks
  
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• Home Office advisers launch review of UK visas to attract top talent

  27-02-2026 18:08
  Study by independent committee announced as concerns grow that immigration crackdown will hit fiscal plans
  
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• Reeves to sign off £1bn Leonardo helicopter contract

  27-02-2026 15:43
  Chancellor wants to ensure that UK defence spending protects jobs and investment, say Treasury officials
  
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• UK competition watchdog backs curbs on use of non-compete clauses

  27-02-2026 15:04
  CMA backs banning non-competes for low-paid staff and capping them for high earners
  
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• Free reader webinar: Build healthier financial habits

  27-02-2026 13:00
  Sign up and put your questions to Megan Archer-Fox and Claer Barrett
  
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• UK consumer confidence survey gives up gains of past 2 months

  27-02-2026 01:01
  Fall in index raises questions over whether recent improvement in economic indicators will continue
  
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• HMRC collects extra £16bn from big business with more ‘hands-on’ approach

  27-02-2026 01:01
  Extra tax obtained from the 2,000 largest businesses doubles in three years
  
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• Fall in UK net migration threatens to carve deep hole in public finances

  26-02-2026 18:52
  Issue is expected to come under the spotlight in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement
  
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• Fall in UK net migration threatens Reeves’ fiscal plans

  26-02-2026 18:52
  Official forecasts at Spring Statement next week to follow government clampdown on arrivals
  
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• AI and the crisis of confidence in the British state

  26-02-2026 18:00
  Plus, Keir Starmer neutralises potential Send rebellion
  
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• Rolls-Royce boss defends state aid bid for new engine despite share buyback

  26-02-2026 15:20
  British aero-engine company will return between £7bn and £9bn to investors over next three years amid soaring demand
  
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• Ed Miliband opens his mouth and full fat nonsense comes out - just told a huge whopper

  26-02-2026 10:00 via express.co.uk
  The Energy Secretary has just tried to defend his mad net zero charge. But he's talking 100% nonsense.
  
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• All we know so far about Nationwide £100 Fairer Share payment for 2026

  26-02-2026 09:29 via express.co.uk
  Nationwide is set to give millions of members free cash in a few months' time
  
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• Treasury minister issues update over changes to ISA limits

  26-02-2026 08:51 via express.co.uk
  Labour is cutting the cash ISA allowance - but this was about another matter
  
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• Ocado to axe '1,000' jobs - costs cut by £150m

  26-02-2026 08:43 via express.co.uk
  The organisation said it is looking at reducing costs by about £150 million as part of a restructure.
  
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• Rolls-Royce announces buyback of up to £9bn as profits jump 40%

  26-02-2026 08:40
  British aerospace company will return between £7bn and £9bn to investors over next three years amid strong demand
  
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• UK house prices ‘bunching’ to avoid mansion tax

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Buyers and sellers are already pricing homes under new thresholds
  
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• UK government debt sales set to fall for first time in four years

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Big banks forecast £247bn of gilt issuance in coming fiscal year amid chancellor’s drive to rein in borrowing
  
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• Should I settle my loan charge dispute with HMRC?

  26-02-2026 06:00
  A settlement opportunity was announced in the last Budget
  
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• Return of UK house price bunching to avoid mansion tax

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Buyers and sellers increasingly aware of thresholds
  
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• Consultancies prioritise the human touch

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Firms will refocus on employees’ skills this year to set them apart from rivals in AI era
  
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• Bank of England’s dovish shift heralds March cut

  26-02-2026 06:00
  Read the February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• State pension warning as 'many pensioners' will cross HMRC threshold this year

  26-02-2026 05:57 via express.co.uk
  The qualifying rules for the state pension are changing this year
  
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• Nationwide issues update over account options for ISA savers

  26-02-2026 05:29 via express.co.uk
  Customers can also get a £175 payment from Nationwide
  
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• State pension £25,140 tax threshold plan update before statement - all you need to know

  26-02-2026 03:21 via express.co.uk
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being put under pressure to double the income tax threshold for pensioners, with a parliamentary debate incoming
  
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• Fill up now, drivers told, as petrol prices climb

  25-02-2026 20:38 via express.co.uk
  Brent crude has climbed above $71 a barrel - its highest level since July 2025
  
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• Morrisons customers handed instant 10% off at till with 1 card

  25-02-2026 19:14 via express.co.uk
  The discount could give customers up to £70 off their purchase.
  
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• UK investors unable to put crypto products in Isas from April

  25-02-2026 18:37
  Government’s crypto Isa move ‘at risk of being a damp squib’
  
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• Poor Keir Starmer only got ONE thing right - and Donald Trump just killed it

  25-02-2026 18:30 via express.co.uk
  It's not easy being Keir Starmer. He hasn't got many successes to show for his time in power.
  
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• UK business secretary urges EU to stop ‘putting up barriers’

  25-02-2026 18:25
  Comments by Peter Kyle come on Brussels trip aimed at securing British access to ‘Made in Europe’ scheme
  
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