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Chancellor backs North with £1.7bn for city centre projects

Chancellor backs North with £1.7bn for city centre projects

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

£1.7bn of new investment in city regions in the North to give Mayors cash and tools to bulldoze through roadblocks holding up city-centre projects and...

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UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic ‘big choices’

UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic ‘big choices’

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

UK will win the AI adoption race as Chancellor sets out her economic growth ‘big choices’...

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Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement

Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have made a joint statement on defence financing and procurement ...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris

Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris

Monday, 16 March 2026

Readout of a meeting between UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Irish Minister for Finance & Tánaiste Simon Harris who met in London today. ...

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Financial Ombudsman Service reform to deliver fast and impartial complaint resolution

Financial Ombudsman Service reform to deliver fast and impartial complaint resolution

Monday, 16 March 2026

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will undergo the most significant package of reforms since its inception....

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Over £50 million to help families struggling with soaring heating oil costs

Over £50 million to help families struggling with soaring heating oil costs

Monday, 16 March 2026

Families?to benefit?from over £50 million?to help people pay for the rising cost of heating oil.?...

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Chancellor and Energy Secretary meet with fuel bosses in No11 as government order crackdown on pump prices

Chancellor and Energy Secretary meet with fuel bosses in No11 as government order crackdown on pump prices

Friday, 13 March 2026

Rachel Reeves has written to the Competition and Markets Authority requesting it stays on high alert for unjustifiable price rises on petrol, diesel a...

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Fraud Strategy launch

Fraud Strategy launch

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Lord Hanson introduces the Fraud Strategy at the launch event. ...

New disruption unit launched in crackdown on fraud

New disruption unit launched in crackdown on fraud

Monday, 09 March 2026

New and expanded fraud strategy sets out how the government will dismantle overseas scam compounds and protect the public from the UK’s most pervasive...

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Spring Forecast 2026 speech

Spring Forecast 2026 speech

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Spring Forecast 2026 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves....

Spring Forecast 2026: The right economic plan for Britain

Spring Forecast 2026: The right economic plan for Britain

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

The Chancellor has announced the Spring Forecast in Parliament ...

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Braddick to take the helm at the UK’s banking watchdog

Braddick to take the helm at the UK’s banking watchdog

Friday, 27 February 2026

His Majesty The King and the Chancellor have appointed Katharine Braddick CB as the next Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation at the Bank of Engl...

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Treasury launches recruitment campaign for Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Treasury launches recruitment campaign for Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

Friday, 20 February 2026

HM Treasury has today launched a recruitment campaign for a new Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)....

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New Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury appointed

New Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury appointed

Friday, 13 February 2026

Professor Brian Bell has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service, replacing Sam B...

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7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board

7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board

Friday, 13 February 2026

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed 7 new Trustees to the National Museums Liverpool Board, for 4 years terms....

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Update on the procurement for Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) Pilot

Update on the procurement for Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) Pilot

Thursday, 12 February 2026

The government has appointed HSBC as the platform provider for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance following a competitive procurement ...

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U.S. UK Transatlantic Taskforce Hosts Industry Engagement in London

U.S. UK Transatlantic Taskforce Hosts Industry Engagement in London

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

HM Treasury hosted representatives from the U.S. Treasury and regulatory agencies in London to conduct joint industry engagement on the Transatlantic ...

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Government publishes Budget Information Security Review

Government publishes Budget Information Security Review

Monday, 09 February 2026

Government has today published a review with recommendations to protect information security at future fiscal events....

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Four Trustees appointed to The Royal Parks Board

Four Trustees appointed to The Royal Parks Board

Friday, 06 February 2026

The Secretary of State has appointed Michael Eldridge, Lorna Parker, Justine Simons, and Ruth Willmott as Trustees of The Royal Parks Board for a term...

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Landmark agreements secured after first UK China Financial Working Group in Beijing 

Landmark agreements secured after first UK China Financial Working Group in Beijing 

Friday, 06 February 2026

British jobs and businesses to be supported by enhanced cooperation with China in financial services...

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New Green Book to ensure that investment in all parts of the UK given a

New Green Book to ensure that investment in all parts of the UK given a "fair hearing"

Thursday, 05 February 2026

New guidance will support fairer and more balanced decisions on investment in every part of the country....

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Two Board Members reappointed to Sport England

Two Board Members reappointed to Sport England

Wednesday, 04 February 2026

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has reappointed Michelle Cracknell and Jason Fergus as Board Members to Sport England for terms of...

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Free AI training for all, as government and industry programme expands to provide 10 million workers with key AI skills by 2030

Free AI training for all, as government and industry programme expands to provide 10 million workers with key AI skills by 2030

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Every adult in the UK is eligible to take free, newly benchmarked courses to gain practical AI skills for work....

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Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief

Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

In 2026-27, all pubs and live music venues will benefit from a 15% business rates relief on top of the support announced at Budget 2025. Their bills w...

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Government announces support package that backs British pubs

Government announces support package that backs British pubs

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

The Chancellor is backing British pubs with a major support package, as the government recognises the challenges facing the industry and the vital rol...

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Reeves gets deals done at Davos

Reeves gets deals done at Davos

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Votes of confidence in the UK economy as Chancellor secures £1.5 billion in major new private investments ...

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AI Champions appointed to help City safely seize AI opportunities

AI Champions appointed to help City safely seize AI opportunities

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Two leading industry figures have been appointed to spearhead the rollout of artificial intelligence in financial services, as the government doubles ...

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Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history

Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Government launches 'Warm Homes Plan' to upgrade the nation's homes, help families cut their energy bills, and tackle fuel poverty....

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Reeves tells Davos: Britain is the best place in the world to invest

Reeves tells Davos: Britain is the best place in the world to invest

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Ministers to highlight government focus on stability and certainty in a volatile world ...

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Expert teams to scruitinise public service inefficiencies and waste

Expert teams to scruitinise public service inefficiencies and waste

Monday, 19 January 2026

Wasteful duplication in government to be rooted out through new sweeping reviews....

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