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UK lawmaker from Farage's Reform removes himself from the party

LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, James McMurdock, has remov...

5th July, 2025

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Sterling heads for weekly loss as fiscal concerns loom

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Sterling was poised for a weekly loss on Friday, marking a lacklustre...

4th July, 2025

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Ex-Janus Henderson analyst jailed in UK for six years for insider dealing

LONDON (Reuters) -A former Janus Henderson analyst was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday fo...

4th July, 2025

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Britain's Lindsey oil refinery has enough crude to run for a few weeks, consultancy Woodmac says

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery faces shutdown within three weeks with th...

4th July, 2025

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Welfare cuts U-turn shows extent of UK's fiscal challenges, S&P says

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The inability of Britain's government to make cuts to welfare spendi...

4th July, 2025

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In new threat to UK's Labour, former leader Corbyn in talks to start new party

LONDON (Reuters) -The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on Friday he was in talks to star...

4th July, 2025

Image for UK shares mixed as investors assess fiscal worries, rate cut path
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UK shares mixed as investors assess fiscal worries, rate cut path

(Reuters) -London's main stock indexes fell on Friday, weighed down by domestic fiscal worries and w...

4th July, 2025

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UK construction downturn eases as house-building improves, commercial work tanks

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -The downturn in Britain's construction industry abated...

4th July, 2025

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UK's MJ Gleeson sees fiscal 2026 profit at lower end of market expectations

(Reuters) -British homebuilder MJ Gleeson warned on Friday that profit for fiscal year 2026 will be...

4th July, 2025

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Britain and France hope migrant 'taxi boat' plan will slow record Channel crossings

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast b...

4th July, 2025

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Crunch nears for UK's Reeves, with stability elusive and markets wary

By Andy Bruce, Kate Holton and Elizabeth Piper MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -After a year in office...

4th July, 2025

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UK's Reeves to announce review of workplace pensions contributions, Financial Times reports

(Reuters) -British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a shake-up of the UK pensi...

4th July, 2025