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UK regulator proposes reforms to cut reliance on gas imports

LONDON (Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem is proposing reforms to wholesale electricity marke...

8th July, 2022

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UK Labour’s Starmer cleared of wrongdoing after lockdown investigation

LONDON (Reuters) -British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer was cleared by police of breaking CO...

8th July, 2022

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UK Labour threaten to pursue election through no confidence vote

LONDON (Reuters) -The leader of the British opposition Labour Party on Friday said he would try to b...

8th July, 2022

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UK to examine petrol and diesel market in depth

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain launched an in-depth study of the gasoline market on Friday to investigate...

8th July, 2022

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Britain delays planning decision on EDF’s Sizewell C nuclear project

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has delayed a decision on whether to grant EDF develop...

8th July, 2022

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UK stocks drop as investors shun risky bets in turbulent week

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s main stock indexes slipped on Friday as global sentiment soured at...

8th July, 2022

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Sterling falls versus dollar on concerns over the economy

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell against a strengthening dollar as an unfavourable macro...

8th July, 2022

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Russian ambassador: Johnson’s fall is just reward for ‘belligerent’ policy on Ukraine

By Jake Cordell LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s ambassador to Britain said on Thursday that Boris Johnson...

7th July, 2022

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UK stocks climb more than 1% after Boris Johnson quits as PM

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK stocks climbed on Thursday, with the domes...

7th July, 2022

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Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals

By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson an...

7th July, 2022

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Sterling enjoys a small lift as Boris Johnson quits

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling held on to its gains on Thursday after Boris Johnson said he was quitting...

7th July, 2022

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Speed up rate hikes to stop sticky inflation, BoE’s Mann says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Central banks should move quickly when raising interest rates, b...

7th July, 2022