By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 04:24 EDT, 16 April 2025 Labour’s dramatic seizure of control over Jingye-owned British Steel was a clear demonstration of inept handling of industrial issues. Emergency parliamentary sittings are best confined to states of war, not a self-created crisis partly caused by a …
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By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 17:08 EDT, 15 April 2025 Plans to water down second class post will decimate the service and could result in Royal Mail becoming the next victim of a taxpayer bail out, businesses have warned. Watchdog Ofcom’s proposals to cut second-class deliveries to …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 16:50 EDT, 12 April 2025 The Czech tycoon taking over Royal Mail in a controversial debt-fuelled deal has suffered a £3 billion blow after profits plunged at his energy empire. Daniel Kretinsky will this month become the first overseas owner of the postal service in its …
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By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 16:50 EDT, 11 April 2025 Labour’s light-touch regulation meant Britain, with its free-wheeling City culture, felt the shock waves from the great financial crisis of 2008 more than most. The response of then-prime minister Gordon Brown and an intellectually robust Treasury was impressive. Brown and his …
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A month ago, just one or two more rate cuts were predicted for 2025 By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 04:59 EDT, 9 April 2025 Investors have ramped-up bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts amid growing fears the outbreak of a trade war will weigh heavily on economic growth. Signs …
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By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 April 2025 The Trump tariff war is a strong reminder of how critical it is to UK plc to preserve command and control of our economy. The blitz of trade actions from the White House obscured a regulatory filing which will have an impact on …
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By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:06 EDT, 1 April 2025 The thought of Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds making a deal with the billionaire hyenas in Donald Trump’s trade and economic team will not fill anyone with confidence. The Labour apparatchik tried to explain, on Radio 4, why …
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Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. S.M. writes: I was medically retired from Royal Mail in 2015, after 32 …
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By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 18:00 EDT, 27 March 2025 Foreign predators are swooping on British companies at a rate not seen for three years. In a report that will fuel concerns over low valuations in the UK, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said the value of bids from overseas …
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By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:12 EDT, 26 March 2025 Morrisons has boosted its medium-term savings target to £1billion, as the supermarket faces growing costs and the lingering impact of a major cyber security incident. The retailer’s chief executive Rami Baitiéh has previously warned of an ‘avalanche of costs’ arrising from …
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