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• UK bans EVs from some military bases over Chinese spy fears

  17-04-2025 16:26 via ft.com
  Concerns that sensors in electric vehicles could be used to gather intelligence
  
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• Bank of America executive appointed to senior UK Treasury role

  14-05-2025 14:55 via ft.com
  Jim O’Neil named second permanent secretary focused on growth
  
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• Migrants to UK since 2020 face extra 5-year wait to gain settlement

  14-05-2025 13:43 via ft.com
  Government’s migration crackdown set to double default period for those seeking path to citizenship
  
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• Labour has given up its growth mission

  14-05-2025 13:40 via ft.com
  Having said it was paramount, the UK government now has half a dozen ‘number one’ priorities
  
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• Rupert Lowe will not face charges over Reform UK bullying claims

  14-05-2025 13:01 via ft.com
  Met Police close investigation into alleged threats against party chair
  
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• Ringfencing is bad for UK banks and customers

  14-05-2025 13:00 via ft.com
  The post-financial crisis decision to separate retail banking from other operations weakens competition and increases risk
  
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• Ethnic minority leaders and the Tory vote

  14-05-2025 10:31 via ft.com
  Conservative collapse in support cannot be explained by Kemi Badenoch’s background, but it cannot be ignored either
  
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• More than 10,000 civil service jobs to be moved out of London

  14-05-2025 01:01 via ft.com
  Several Whitehall offices in the capital to close by 2030 in major government shake-up
  
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• Insurers win relief on commercial policies from UK regulator

  14-05-2025 01:01 via ft.com
  Financial Conduct Authority says move part of wider set of proposals to remove ‘ineffective’ or ‘duplicated regulation’
  
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• Ministers push to improve draft 10-year plan for NHS in England

  13-05-2025 22:56 via ft.com
  
  Eye-catching ideas sought for health service overhaul that will resonate with voters and enhance Labour’s election prospects
  
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• Scottish parliament passes first stage of assisted dying bill

  13-05-2025 21:13 via ft.com
  Amendments will now be considered by Holyrood health committee before a final vote by MSPs
  
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• US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood markets

  13-05-2025 20:37 via ft.com
  Agricultural sectors are ‘front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s agriculture secretary
  
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• Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan

  13-05-2025 19:20 via ft.com
  Utility’s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals ‘picking off’ staff
  
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• Keir Starmer’s tough talk on immigration

  13-05-2025 19:16 via ft.com
  To reduce inflows of foreign workers, Labour must address the shortages that drove them
  
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• Tory MP Patrick Spencer charged with two counts of sexual assault

  13-05-2025 18:02 via ft.com
  Alleged offences raise prospect of potential by-election for main opposition party
  
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• Starmer rejects Enoch Powell parallel after ‘island of strangers’ speech

  13-05-2025 15:52 via ft.com
  Labour critics express concern about ‘chasing the tail of the right’ after migration announcement
  
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• Pension funds resist Reeves’ ‘backstop’ plan to force UK investment

  13-05-2025 15:51 via ft.com
  Industry executives warn against proposal ‘mandating’ companies to push more cash into economy
  
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• Labour’s immigration curbs come with noticeable cost to public realm

  13-05-2025 10:30 via ft.com
  Scrapping care worker visa was right but it is unlikely voters will stomach higher taxes to fund struggling sector
  
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• Powering Britain: radical plan to shake up electricity market faces crunch time

  13-05-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  After months of bitter debate, Ed Miliband is under pressure to decide on ‘zonal pricing’ policy
  
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• Brace for Reform UK’s war on ‘woke’ pension investments

  13-05-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Farage & Co could make a big splash at the pool party
  
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• UK unveils ‘backstop’ plan to force pension funds to invest in private assets

  13-05-2025 01:05 via ft.com
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves threatens to mandate retirement schemes if they fall short of voluntary targets
  
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• UK is not ‘a charity’, aid minister will tell MPs as she considers cuts

  13-05-2025 01:04 via ft.com
  Development reductions include possible axing of support for education and gender programmes
  
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• Starmer faces business backlash over UK migration curbs

  12-05-2025 21:16 via ft.com
  Tough proposals including ending automatic settlement after five years would end ‘squalid chapter’ for country, PM says
  
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• Starmer seeks to cut UK migration and refocus it on graduate work

  12-05-2025 19:20 via ft.com
  PM’s plan reverses post-Brexit liberalisation that allowed foreigners to fill positions in industries such as adult care
  
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• Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford

  12-05-2025 18:26 via ft.com
  Reducing freedom of movement comes at a cost and governments shouldn’t pretend otherwise
  
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• Peter Mandelson: 'We're all engaged in a strategic rivalry with China' | FT

  12-05-2025 15:02 via ft.com
  The UK ambassador to the US talks to FT editor Roula Khalaf about China, post-Brexit trade, tech and President Donald Trump
  
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• UK immigration plan: the key points

  12-05-2025 13:01 via ft.com
  A summary of the measures the government is taking in its quest to cut net migration
  
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• UK immigration debate ignores the real questions

  12-05-2025 10:30 via ft.com
  Policymaking should focus less on numbers and more on why people arrive, how they are treated and the impact on Britain
  
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• Starmer unveils migration curbs

  12-05-2025 09:39 via ft.com
  Proposals include ending automatic settlement after five years as part of sweeping changes to immigration system
  
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• UK jobs slowdown hits education and healthcare as spending cuts bite

  12-05-2025 01:01 via ft.com
  
  Tight public sector budgets are a growing issue for labour market, surveys find
  
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