With the general election now just a week away, several top Tories – including Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt, among dozens more – may be struggling to get a good …
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Labour candidate’s failed FX firm held £2.7m for company embroiled in bribery scandal
The collapsed foreign exchange (FX) firm owned by Labour candidate and former deputy mayor of London, Rajesh Agrawal, was holding millions of pounds in cash for a Maltese company linked …
Square Mile and Me – Labour City candidate Rachel Blake: Only Labour can remove the chaotic Tories
Ahead of the election, we’re asking the candidates for the Cities of London and Westminster to introduce themselves. Today, Labour candidate Rachel Blake gives her pitch to the City What was …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to extend losing streak for third consecutive day
Moving markets today: Asian stocks decline, yen slump sparks market intervention alert, oil price drop; gold prices near two-week low. focus shifts to US economic data and Biden-Trump debate Major …
FCA rebrand is pointless – just get on with regulating the City
Actions speak louder than words, goes the world’s most famous maxim. It’s an ethos to be slapped onto most walks of life. Financial regulation though, it seems, is the exception.The …
City slams FCA’s £90,000 rebrand plans as a ‘total waste of money’
News that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed almost £90,000 to a “brand refresh” has left the Square Mile fuming, with one City figure describing it as a “total …
Leaders’ debate: ‘Are you two really the best we’ve got?’ voter asks Sunak and Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak were criticised during the final leaders’ debate of the general election by a voter who asked: “Are you two really the best we’ve got?” …
‘Labour Party member’ arrested as police probe honeytrap plot
A man understood to be a member of the Labour Party has been arrested as part of a police probe into a sexting scam that targeted political figures. The suspect, …
Sadiq Khan ‘can’t say’ if racism would have put him off politics
Sadiq Khan has said he “can’t unequivocally say” whether knowing about the extent of racism he would face in politics would have put him off becoming involved. The Mayor of …
Usyk gives up IBF belt as Joshua and Dubois agree Wembley bout
Undisputed boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has voluntarily given up his IBF heavyweight belt to ensure Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have a prize to fight for in September. The clash …