Keir Starmer has refused to confirm that he would sack Angela Rayner as housing secretary – and deputy PM- even if the government’s ethics adviser finds that she has broken …
Premier League spending gap shows why rivals are plotting overseas games
It’s more than 10 years since Bernard Caiazzo, then the co-president of French club Saint-Etienne, called on Uefa to take steps to curb the rampant financial power of the Premier …
Young men more likely to use AI to guide investment decisions
Young men are more likely to use AI to guide their financial decisions compared to older generations and women. Men aged 18-34 are also increasingly likely to turn to AI …
The real villain in the Angela Rayner saga: stamp duty
Labour has launched a patronising defence of Angela Rayner for her “working class” background. They should be gunning for a different target: the insidious tax that’s caused her so much …
Clock ticking on Making Tax Digital as HMRC struggles to win over SMEs
With six months until nearly 800,000 self-employed people and landlords join Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, HMRC is intensifying efforts to get more taxpayers to test the system. …
HMRC names barrister in tax avoidance list for first time
In an unprecedented move, HMRC has added a practising barrister, identified as the ‘designer’ of a tax avoidance scheme, to its list of tax avoidance promoters. Tax barrister Setu Kamal, …
UK businesses slash jobs after tax raid
UK employers slashed jobs at the fastest pace in four years as companies suffer the costs of tax decisions from Rachel Reeve’s Autumn Budget last year. Companies cut employment by …
Independent Football Regulator launches consultation on plans
The incoming Independent Football Regulator (IFR) plans to have access to banks and law enforcement, as well as the ability to force rogue owners to sell clubs as guidance is …
Ex-wife of sanctioned former Russian PM wins divorce appeal
The former Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Potanin, is set to face a multi-billion-pound divorce case in England after his ex-wife won her case at the Court of Appeal today. …
Trump may face tariff refund ‘nightmare’
Donald Trump could face the “nightmare scenario” of being forced to refund the money collected by his tariffs, a leading City advisory firm has told City AM, after a federal …