Rachel Reeves’s plan to reduce inheritance tax relief for farmers risks hampering growth and destabilising the wider economy, according to Rain Newton-Smith, head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Addressing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) on Tuesday, Newton-Smith criticised the Chancellor’s decision to cut Agricultural Property Relief—previously exempting farms from inheritance tax—as a “£500 […]
The billionaire Conservative Party donor Lord Spencer of Alresford has increased his already sizeable holding in Chapel Down Group, England’s largest wine producer, amid a protracted share-price slump since its December 2023 flotation. Recent stock exchange filings show that Spencer, founder of broker Icap and a non-executive director at Chapel Down, snapped up an additional […]
The billionaire Conservative Party donor Lord Spencer of Alresford has increased his already sizeable holding in Chapel Down Group, England’s largest wine producer, amid a protracted share-price slump since its December 2023 flotation. Recent stock exchange filings show that Spencer, founder of broker Icap and a non-executive director at Chapel Down, snapped up an additional […]
BMW has confirmed a delay to the reintroduction of electric vehicle (EV) production at its iconic Mini plant in Oxford, blaming a confluence of factors shaping the beleaguered automotive sector. The German carmaker said the decision includes pausing a £600m upgrade of the facility and declining a £60m grant offer from the government, although it […]
BMW has confirmed a delay to the reintroduction of electric vehicle (EV) production at its iconic Mini plant in Oxford, blaming a confluence of factors shaping the beleaguered automotive sector. The German carmaker said the decision includes pausing a £600m upgrade of the facility and declining a £60m grant offer from the government, although it […]
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group claims 3.6 million women were short-changed because the Government failed to provide adequate warning when it raised the state pension age from 60 to 65, and later to 66. These changes date back to legislation introduced in the 1990s, but many women were not notified until years […]
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group claims 3.6 million women were short-changed because the Government failed to provide adequate warning when it raised the state pension age from 60 to 65, and later to 66. These changes date back to legislation introduced in the 1990s, but many women were not notified until years […]
McDonald’s UK arm is maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, despite its Chicago-based parent company scaling back such initiatives since Donald Trump returned to the White House. While the fast-food giant’s US division scrapped targets for minority representation in senior roles, rebranded its diversity department, and abandoned DEI requirements for suppliers, the British […]
McDonald’s UK arm is maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, despite its Chicago-based parent company scaling back such initiatives since Donald Trump returned to the White House. While the fast-food giant’s US division scrapped targets for minority representation in senior roles, rebranded its diversity department, and abandoned DEI requirements for suppliers, the British […]