UK’s Reeves to Meet Insurance CEOs in Pre-Budget Growth Pitch November 5, 2025 By Joe Mayes UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will meet CEOs from top insurers in Downing Street on Wednesday, as she...
UK Financial Services’ Firms Caught in Crossfire of Labour-Tory Business Battle October 10, 2023 By Katherine Griffiths and Joe Mayes Britain’s Labour party has held back the launch of a new business council after senior Conservatives intervened with financial services...
Scandal at CBI Plunges UK Business Lobby Into Existential Crisis April 17, 2023 By Sabah Meddings and Joe Mayes When Rishi Sunak stepped up to the podium at the Vox venue in Birmingham in November, he had one mission:...
UK to Cap Price of Russian Oil Using Insurance, Brokerage, Shipping Services Ban November 4, 2022 By Joe Mayes The UK government is to cap the price of Russian oil for any company in the world using the country’s...
Financial Services Executives Toast City of London’s Prospects Under PM Sunak October 31, 2022 By Katherine Griffiths and Joe Mayes When senior figures from the City of London gathered for a dinner in July at the historic Mansion House, they...
Why Post-Brexit Britain Is Economically Isolated, Vulnerable and Running on Fumes October 4, 2021 By Joe Mayes, Lizzy Burden and Isis Almeida Lines of cars snake from gasoline stations. Fights break out among angry motorists trying to get fuel. Grocery staples are...
Chronic Scarcity of UK Workers Blamed on COVID and, of Course, Brexit August 3, 2021 By Jack Sidders, Deirdre Hipwell, Joe Mayes and Libby Cherry On the outskirts of the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy is a crop of new houses on their way to completion....
Nearly 50% of UK Firms Less Prepared for Brexit Because of Coronavirus: Survey October 21, 2020 By Joe Mayes About half of UK firms are less prepared for Brexit compared to last year due to the impact of the...
No-Deal Brexit Would Deepen Economic Pain for UK’s Coronavirus-Hit Companies June 16, 2020 By Joe Mayes, Deirdre Hipwell and Suzi Ring Trade talks between the EU and UK have struggled in recent weeks, increasing the prospect that Britain departs the bloc...
Brexit Talks Become Acrimonious as UK Slams EU’s ‘Unworthy’ Trade Offer May 20, 2020 By Ian Wishart and Joe Mayes Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator accused the European Union of offering the UK only a “low-quality” trade deal as talks...