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Expectation of major Truss U-turn grows as pressure on UK PM builds
(Alliance News) - Liz Truss is expected to be forced to scrap parts of her mini-budget in the days to come, amid growing pressure on the UK prime minister to...
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UK opposition Labour would ban fracking "once and for all"
(Alliance News) - Labour has pledged to ban fracking "once and for all" as it hit out at suggestions that the UK government could move to ban solar farms from...
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UK energy regulator Ofgem urges energy saving as winter looms
(Alliance News) - UK energy regulator Ofgem on Thursday urged consumers to cut their usage with winter approaching, although the government is downplaying any threat to electricity supplies over the...
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UPDATE: Chancellor Kwarteng says 'let's see' on corporation tax U-turn
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng appeared not to rule out a U-turn on corporation tax amid growing pressure to abandon more elements of the mini-budget that has caused...
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Markets likely to force Liz Truss into more U-turns, says Priti Patel
(Alliance News) - Priti Patel has become the latest senior Tory to cause trouble for UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, after the former home secretary urged her party leader to...
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Governments must not allow inflation to become 'runaway train' – IMF
(Alliance News) - The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has urged governments to keep up the fight against inflation even it means more pain at a time of...
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Alcohol markets 'worth GBP100m' unlocked after UK trade talks
(Alliance News) - The UK government says it has unlocked export markets worth GBP100 million for the alcohol industry after negotiating an end to trade barriers with several African and...
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 claws back gains late in the day
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly in the green on Thursday, managing to shake off losses from earlier in the day following a US inflation print. ...
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UK Chancellor Kwarteng insists mini-budget position has not changed
(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng insisted "our position has not changed" as he faced pressure to abandon more elements of the mini-budget which has caused market turmoil....
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NatWest to shut 43 bank branches in UK to transition services online
(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC has confirmed it is closing 43 bank branches across the UK in the latest move to transition its banking services online....
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