uk-economy
Britain's M&s Gives Store Workers 5% Pay Rise
UK Services Job Cuts Intensify Before Employment Tax Hike, PMI Survey Shows
Explainer-UK's Reeves Working to Get Budget Goals Back on Track
FinanceSig Sees Recovery in Second Half of 2025 After 2024 Profit Slumps 53%
UK Finance Minister Draws up Welfare Cuts to Balance Books, BBC Reports
Date: March 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is planning several billions of pounds of cuts to welfare spending after her financial headroom was wiped out, and will put her proposals to...
UK to Place Iran on Highest Tier of Foreign Influence Register
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will place the Iranian state, including its intelligence services and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, onto the highest tier of its upcoming Foreign Influence...
Trump's Tariffs Pull FTSE 100 Off Record High
Date: March 4, 2025
(Reuters) - UK shares tracked global equities lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. hit top trading partners with new tariffs, while falling oil prices weighed on shares of energy companies. The blue-chip...
UK Employment Rights Plan Extends Guaranteed Hours to Agency Workers
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - All British workers, including nearly a million agency workers, will be entitled to a contract which reflects the hours they regularly work, according to amendments tabled by the...
UK Aims to Speed up Defence Contracts, Finance Minister Says
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves wants to speed up the procurement of defence equipment, after the country announced plans to lift military spending following U.S. President...
HSBC Kicks Off Search for New UK CEO
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has kicked off a process to find a new CEO for its UK business after appointing Ian Stuart to a newly created role in charge of customer engagement and culture, the bank said on...