Government
Bosses are sleepwalking into cost crisis, fintech disruption and Downing Street upheaval
Brexit and Covid have come and gone with the reality less worse than initially feared. This may have encouraged a bit of complacency
Why private investors must team up with the public sector to drive our biotech revolution
The sector produces two-thirds of the globe’s new medicines, but is concentrated in a few US biotech hubs
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New Year Honours 2022: KPMG, Deloitte execs make the list
The latest gongs are in, recognising a host of names from across financial services
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KPMG threatened with ban on government contracts in wake of scandals
Threat follows criticism from regulator over 'untruthful defence' in tribunal claim
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Sack Deloitte from Test and Trace inquiry role, Labour says
Deloitte partner pay soared on the back of Covid-19 contracts
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Five candidates in battle to lead UK’s Brexit opportunities unit
City executives are also awaiting details on the Treasury's plans to rethink parts of the UK rulebook post-Brexit
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Audit reforms curb risk of more failures – at a price
Some of the proposed corporate governance changes prompted a furious backlash from business leaders and MPs, rightly giving the government pause, writes David Wighton
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Budget tax hike threatens plan for City post-Brexit fightback
For the City, the tax plan looks like a huge own goal, writes David Wighton
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Here’s what City firms make of the Budget
'The UK cannot forget it exists in a highly competitive global landscape'
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Dissolved Brexit committee says UK should keep tabs on EU ties and warns of ‘gap in scrutiny’
The UK must introduce a new way to scrutinize its future relationship with the European Union, says parliament’s former Brexit Committee
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Insiders mock Sunak plans for Treasury North: ‘Lol. Good luck with that’
Insiders scoffed at plans for a massive overhaul of the Treasury that would see hundreds of workers move from London to a new Northern base
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Christmas is cancelled for London, South-east England, says Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Moving into Tier 4 means 'stay at home' order with travel only permitted for essentials
Brexit committee chair slams waste of ‘time, effort and cost’ for UK finance sector
Johnson’s government has failed 'to understand the scale of the change and to prepare for it'
The UK is in ‘advanced’ talks to secure Moderna vaccine doses
Moderna announced that its vaccine has 94.5% efficacy, adding to optimism about the deadly pandemic
UK to ramp up mass virus testing amid second wave fears
'There are new technologies coming on track which we are buying and testing now,' Matt Hancock told BBC Radio 4's Today programme
Crypto firm backed by London mayor’s fund launches platform to lure big investors
Copper marks the first investment in the cryptocurrency space by the mayor of London's fund
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Dominic Raab hands residence rights to British nationals in Hong Kong
The move comes after a crackdown by Chinese authorities on protesters in the territory
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UK taxpayers now pay more people than the population of Virginia
£17.5bn has been claimed under the job retention scheme
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Government borrowing hit record levels in April
Whitehall has borrowed close the same amount in April as it did in the last full financial year
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