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Rachel Reeves Mansion House 2026 speech

Rachel Reeves Mansion House 2026 speech

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her third Mansion House speech on the evening of Tuesday 14 July 2026....

Unprecedented services trade deal unveiled as UK seals agreement with Switzerland

Unprecedented services trade deal unveiled as UK seals agreement with Switzerland

Monday, 13 July 2026

FTA seals £5.2bn services deal with Switzerland and separate agreement paves way for travellers to use Swiss E-gates...

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UK Switzerland FTA Top Benefits

UK Switzerland FTA Top Benefits

Monday, 13 July 2026

11 top benefits of the largest services trade deal concluded by the UK...

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Chancellor to unlock billions in finance for small businesses

Chancellor to unlock billions in finance for small businesses

Monday, 13 July 2026

Tens of thousands of small businesses to receive a boost, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces most significant reforms to small business finance in ...

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Dame Jayne Anne Gadhia named as preferred candidate for Chair of the Financial Reporting Council

Dame Jayne Anne Gadhia named as preferred candidate for Chair of the Financial Reporting Council

Monday, 13 July 2026

Appointment set to be scrutinised by the Business and Trade Select Committee on Tuesday....

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UK financial system strengthened with new safeguards for major technology providers

UK financial system strengthened with new safeguards for major technology providers

Friday, 10 July 2026

Government has designated four major global cloud services and technology providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs)....

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Roadmap for collaboration UK Spain

Roadmap for collaboration UK Spain

Friday, 10 July 2026

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and First Vice-President and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo Caballero have signed a r...

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Vanessa Lawrence, Andrew Halford and Iain Mackay reappointed on UK Government Investments Board

Vanessa Lawrence, Andrew Halford and Iain Mackay reappointed on UK Government Investments Board

Thursday, 09 July 2026

His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) has today announced the reappointment of Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, Andrew Halford and Iain Mackay as Non-Executive Director...

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David Miles nominated for reappointment as member of the OBR’s Budget Responsibility Committee

David Miles nominated for reappointment as member of the OBR’s Budget Responsibility Committee

Thursday, 09 July 2026

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has today nominated Professor David Miles CBE to serve a second term in the BRC. ...

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Non executive director reappointment at GAD

Non executive director reappointment at GAD

Thursday, 09 July 2026

The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) announces the reappointment of Liz Thornhill as non-executive director....

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Manor of Northstead

Manor of Northstead

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Nigel Paul Farage to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead....

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Joint statement from member countries of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism

Joint statement from member countries of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism

Tuesday, 07 July 2026

Joint statement from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Finland and Poland ...

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Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce

Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce

Thursday, 02 July 2026

Nearly 200 workplaces have signed up to be “Vanguards” preventing people dropping out of work due to ill-health, in a new milestone for the programme....

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Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK

Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

Communities that have been under-invested in and overlooked for decades are now getting a fair hearing as the Chancellor pushes forward with her overh...

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Government steps up drive to reconnect young people with £1.6 billion in unclaimed savings

Government steps up drive to reconnect young people with £1.6 billion in unclaimed savings

Monday, 29 June 2026

Taskforce set up by government to encourage young people to claim their Child Trust Funds....

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Great British Summer Savings: Tax cut on kids’ meals and days out goes live

Great British Summer Savings: Tax cut on kids’ meals and days out goes live

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Tax cut on meals and days out come into force....

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Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

A new government counter-fraud squad has launched investigations against those who defrauded the public during the Covid pandemic. ...

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Chancellor Announces Jonathan Haskel as Preferred Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Chancellor Announces Jonathan Haskel as Preferred Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Professor Jonathan Haskel CBE has been nominated as candidate for the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

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National Housing Bank appoints four industry leaders to executive team

National Housing Bank appoints four industry leaders to executive team

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Quartet of highly experienced leaders join bank on a mission to accelerate housing delivery though purpose-led finance...

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Government procurement to prioritise national security

Government procurement to prioritise national security

Friday, 19 June 2026

Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announce new drive to use power of public spending to strengthen national security and economic r...

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Chancellor backs former coalfield areas with new investment to end decline and encourage local talent

Chancellor backs former coalfield areas with new investment to end decline and encourage local talent

Friday, 19 June 2026

Communities in former coalfield areas of Britain will benefit from new jobs and business opportunities, as the Chancellor confirms investment in proje...

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Changes made to The Crown Estate Board

Changes made to The Crown Estate Board

Thursday, 18 June 2026

Dan Labbad has been reappointed as Chief Executive and Second Commissioner of The Crown Estate. Anne Kavanagh and Clare Shine have also been reappoint...

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Great British Summer Savings: Major businesses pass on VAT cut to families on days out

Great British Summer Savings: Major businesses pass on VAT cut to families on days out

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Some of the UK’s most prominent leisure and hospitality businesses have committed to passing on summer savings to families as they met the Chancellor ...

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UK issues largest penalty for financial sanctions breaches since Russia’s 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine

UK issues largest penalty for financial sanctions breaches since Russia’s 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

The United Kingdom has imposed its largest ever penalty for a breach of Russian financial sanctions since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine....

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Government publishes Terms of Reference for Wholesale Digital Markets Champion

Government publishes Terms of Reference for Wholesale Digital Markets Champion

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Government has today (16 June) set out in further detail what Chris Woolard will focus on and deliver. ...

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New champion to be appointed for Britain’s mutuals and co operatives

New champion to be appointed for Britain’s mutuals and co operatives

Friday, 12 June 2026

Plans for a new champion for mutuals and co-ops have been unveiled in a speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury in Birmingham today....

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Baroness Hogg has been reappointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Baroness Hogg has been reappointed as a non executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Baroness Hogg has been reappointed as a non-executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility....

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the AI Adoption Summit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech at the AI Adoption Summit

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a speech at the AI Adoption Summit....

Review into access to banking services begins

Review into access to banking services begins

Monday, 08 June 2026

The Access to Banking Review is inviting views from businesses, organisations and members of the public as it enters an intensive phase of evidence ga...

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Small businesses get helping hand with strengthened debt advice

Small businesses get helping hand with strengthened debt advice

Thursday, 04 June 2026

Small businesses struggling with finances to receive £4 million funding boost to business debt advice services through the Money and Pensions Service....

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