Business Confidence at 18-Month Low — HMRC Enforcement Intensifying
Business optimism has fallen to an 18-month low, with firms citing rising labour costs, tax uncertainty and weak demand as the three primary pressures. The CPA reports that HMRC is simultaneously intensifying enforcement activity — with some tax investigations now taking up to eight years to conclude, creating prolonged uncertainty for the businesses caught up […]
Burnham Confirmed as Next Prime Minister — Takes Office Sunday 20 July 2026
Andy Burnham has secured nominations from more than 320 Labour MPs — more than half of the parliamentary party — making him certain to become Prime Minister on Sunday 20 July. No rival candidate has entered the race. He will be the UK’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade. Bloomberg reports this week that while […]