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Rachel Reeves is causing confusion on competition policy. What does she want?

Is the chancellor just tweaking, or is she rewriting the definition of ‘anti-competitive’ under consumer’s noses?

The Guardian - UK

UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape

Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs, warning bidders will walk away

Exclusive: Managers and lenders racing to find a buyer want regulator to agree to leniency amounting to billions of pounds

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Apple and Google browser dominance harming consumer choice, says watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said the tech giants’ duopoly was ‘not working well, and this is holding back innovation’.

Evening Standard

Microsoft's OpenAI "tech bromance" dodges UK merger probe — as it builds in-house models and tests DeepSeek in Copilot to break away from the ChatGPT maker

After investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it's not a merger, escaping further regulatory scrutiny.

Windows Central

UK regulator clears Microsoft’s $13bn deal with OpenAI after lengthy delay

UK CMA watchdog rules Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI hasn’t been problematic.

TechRadar

UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership

CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain’s merger control regime

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Competition regulator will not investigate Microsoft partnership with OpenAI

The Competition and Markets Authority said the link-up between the firms does not qualify for investigation under rules around mergers.

Evening Standard

Co-op admits blocking rivals from setting up nearby shops

Supermarket broke rules more than 100 times across its property portfolio, competition regulator says

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft hits back against UK competition lawsuits, slams AWS and Google once again

Microsoft is arguing its case against the CMA’s Provisional Decision Report, slamming AWS and Google too

TechRadar

Co-op admits unlawful land deals blocking rival supermarkets

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned by the ‘very large number of breaches’ by the supermarket chain.

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis charity to be given new special powers

If the charity takes forward a super complaint, the CMA has to respond within 90 days

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis’s charity will have powers to make ‘super complaints’

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has been recommended for the status by the Department for Business and Trade.

Evening Standard

UK regulator fines four banks £100m over traders’ sharing of information

HSBC, Citi and Morgan Stanley among five banks CMA investigated for competition law breaches between 2009 and 2013

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Banks fined £100m after traders shared sensitive information in chat rooms

For four years after the financial crisis bank staff were sharing information about the Government debt they were buying and selling, regulators said.

The Independent UK

Four banks fined £100m over chat room messages

HSBC, Citi, Royal Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley were all fined, while Deutsche Bank received immunity for reporting its conduct to authorities

Evening Standard

Four major City banks fined more than £100 million by watchdog

CMA investigation found that traders were sharing information about the gilts market in chat rooms

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Best and Worst Banks Revealed – And Lloyds and NatWest Didn’t Make the Cut

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released its latest survey rankings, spotlighting the banks that are excelling and those that are falling short.

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Five water companies appeal against Ofwat’s curb on bill rises

Anglian Water, Southern Water, Northumbrian Water, Wessex Water and South East Water ask regulator to refer its ruling to the CMA

The Guardian - UK

‘We must avoid a chilling effect’: the CMA chief on the UK’s pro-growth shift

Sarah Cardell says role of competition regulator remains the same but it must be wary of perceptions

Evening Standard

Chase overtakes Monzo as Britain’s favourite bank, survey shows

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the findings of its latest survey of some 23,000 people.

The Independent UK

Topps Tiles’ stores takeover could mean worse deals in four regions, CMA warns

The competition watchdog has warned that Topps could face a more thorough probe after its deal to buy 30 CTD stores last year.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water launches appeal for permission to raise bills even higher

Struggling firm to appeal to competition watchdog to hike fees by more than Ofwat-approved 35% over next five years

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Starmer and Trump spoke last night as minister calls for ‘clear thinking’ on tariff threat – as it happened

The PM and president discussed Starmer’s forthcoming visit to the US, No 10 said

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UK watchdog proposes sweeping changes for baby formula industry

Suggestions include standardised packaging in hospitals to tackle power of branding but CMA decides against price cap

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