Starmer’s comments come before visit to Barrow, where he is to promise nuclear deterrent is ‘bedrock’ of security planLabour will aim to raise the UK’s defence spending to 2.5% of GDP “as soon as...
Read MoreOn visit to Barrow, Labour leader due to say defence procurement will strengthen security and growthKeir Starmer will promise to make the UK’s nuclear deterrent the “bedrock” of his security plan to keep...
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Read MoreBig firms hail permanent ‘full expensing’ – but some question if it can help smaller companiesBritish manufacturers have welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s announcement of permanent tax breaks for investment as the...
Read MoreChancellor considers deep cuts to inheritance tax in autumn statement to improve Tory pollingWhat can Hunt do with his £13bn fiscal headroom?Jeremy Hunt has been warned against using next week’s autumn statement to...
Read MoreGovernment and gas-focused industry body resist conclusion that heat pumps are ‘only viable’ option for heating UK homesThe government and sections of UK industry will continue to back the prospect of using hydrogen...
Read MoreFirms preparing for difficult year as ‘potent cocktail’ of difficulties takes hold, says industry lobby groupUK manufacturers are cutting their recruitment plans after being hit by a slowdown in orders as a downturn...
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Read MoreLatest hold-up is intended to cut risk of new charges being passed on to consumers amid cost of living crisisBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesA fifth delay on the introduction of...
Read MoreUK-backed move could help spread cost of developing fighter jet and drones, but may prove controversialSaudi Arabia has asked the UK, Japan and Italy to be made a full partner in their joint effort to build the next generation...
Read MoreGovernment bows to pressure from industry over costs of switching over to British markingThe UK will retain the EU’s product safety mark indefinitely, in the latest climbdown from proposed post-Brexit changes, after the...
Read MoreMake UK report says post-Brexit structural shift in trade is particularly hurting factories in north-west and West MidlandsFactories in England and Wales are seeing a downward trend in the share of their trade going to the EU,...
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