Marcus Bokkerink’s departure said to be part of effort to establish UK’s pro-growth agenda for leaders at DavosThe chair of the competition watchdog has been forced to step down after an intervention by Labour...
Read MoreExclusive: Restoration fund in England could be ‘siphoned off’ to be used for general government spending, not repairing rivers Rachel Reeves’s Treasury is looking to keep millions of pounds levied on polluting...
Read MoreLatest setback, after talks with Treasury, blamed on lack of clarity about implementation in USBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has delayed the introduction of tougher global banking capital rules by a...
Read MoreChancellor wants ‘check-in’ to review pro-growth proposals from regulators, including road and rail, water, energy, aviation and markets Business live – latest updatesRachel Reeves is expected to pile pressure...
Read MoreNew powers come amid concerns that cyber-attacks and outages could put the country’s financial stability at riskCity regulators will begin cracking down in the new year on tech firms providing “critical”...
Read MoreExclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation showsThames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards...
Read MoreRegulator agrees to increase amount firms can charge over next five years so they can fund fixing leaky pipes and cut pollutionHouseholds in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as...
Read MoreEnvironment Agency also served notice after investigation found failures to comply with lawThe government, its water regulator and the Environment Agency could all be taken to court over their failure to tackle sewage dumping in...
Read MoreNobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aimsFifty economists and policy experts have issued a warning to Rachel Reeves that encouraging the City to expand...
Read MoreNew remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules meant to avert another financial crisisThe financial regulator has been ordered to encourage more risk-taking across the City, raising concerns that the...
Read MoreInitial test run of GPT-4o technology can help with regulations but ‘cannot provide predictions or opinions’It speaks a bit of Welsh, can recite the building regulations, refuses to say whether Rishi Sunak is better...
Read MoreHMRC and FCA asked to look into property deals with Saifuzzaman Chowdhury now under investigation for corruption in DhakaBritish regulators have been urged by MPs to examine the relationship between London estate agents, lawyers...
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