Watch Rachel Reeves give her FIRST interview after the Budget in a Never Mind The Ballots special
The Chancellor is desperately hoping to avoid a repeat of the meltdown that followed Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget in 2022Government bonds, or gilts, are seen as the telltale sign of global investors’ opinion on the health of the UK economy and its leadership.
Rachel Reeves today has to deliver a Budget that will promote growth, but not scare away big private investors she must rely on to fund UK infrastructure projects. He said the industry was facing the threat of higher alcohol duty, bottle recycling and packaging charges, higher staff wages and the end of business rates relief.
Chris Kempczinski, chief executive, highlighted the success of its “three for £3 menu” but admitted growth in the US had been disrupted by an E.coli outbreak linked to its quarterpounder burgers.BP posted £1.75billion in profits for the three months to September yesterday — its lowest level in four years.New boss Murray Auchincloss has said he will focus on high profit margin businesses, in contrast to his predecessor Bernard Looney’s strategy to grow BP’s cash-hungry renewables side.
The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that car finance firms should not get commission from lenders without drivers’ permission first.A potential billion pound hit from the motor insurance mis-selling scandal has prompted the UK arm of Santander to delay resultsyesterday said that while it expected the judgment to be appealed, it would have to consider the costs of the potential damaging exposure.
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