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Port Talbot moves towards arc furnace future with groundbreaking ceremony

Ministers and Tata chiefs will mark the beginning of construction of the new electric arc furnace with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Evening Standard

UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant this year

Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administration

The Guardian - UK

Bereavement leave to be rolled out to parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks

Changes to the Employment Rights Bill will ensure time off for those affected by loss

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Parents who lose pregnancy before 24 weeks to be entitled to bereavement leave

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the change would give ‘people time away from work to grieve’

Evening Standard

Smaller firms to escape ‘burdensome’ Companies House filing rules

Exemption for businesses with turnover under £10.2m allowing simpler accounts to be submitted will be retained

The Guardian - UK

Ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts to come into effect in 2027

Ministers have opted for a phased rollout of the changes to allow businesses time to prepare.

Evening Standard

Parental leave probe could tackle gender pay gap, says minister

Employment rights minister Justin Madders criticised a ‘piecemeal approach’ to designing the parental leave system over the past 134 years.

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Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

The Prime Minister insisted at a meeting of senior ministers that his team could look back with a “real sense of pride and achievement”.

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister urges MPs to back welfare Bill as rebellion looms

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appealed to backbenchers to support the Bill ahead of a crunch vote on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer braced for biggest rebellion of premiership as Labour MPs rail against benefit cuts

PM facing criticism from backbenchers over welfare bill ahead of key vote on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Ministers launch review of UK parental leave and pay to ‘reset system’

Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one employment rights

The Guardian - UK

Ministers launch full review of parental leave as current system ‘not working’

The Government will investigate the whole system for supporting new parents to take time off work when they have a baby.

Evening Standard

No law change needed to send workers home in extreme heat – Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds told the PA news agency ‘behavioural changes’ like drinking plenty of water and staying protected in the sun were more important.

Evening Standard

Government says no law change needed to send workers home in extreme heat

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense

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Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government was ‘unapologetic in our support for the UK steel sector’.

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Shiploads of cars ready to set sail for US from UK as trade deal kicks in

Makers of Aston Martins and Range Rovers expect high demand but British farmers say they have been used as collateral

The Guardian - UK

Lotus reassures business secretary it has no plans to shut Norfolk factory

Jonathan Reynolds contacted sports car maker after it emerged it was considering moving production from UK to US

Evening Standard

Reynolds: Port Talbot plant does not meet US rules to get steel tariff exemption

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

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Starmer publishes £85bn trade strategy blueprint to tackle Trump tariffs

As Trump’s tariffs continue to cause international turbulence, the prime minister is publishing a new trade strategy which will release £5bn for businesses and increase export finance to £80bn

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Trade strategy will protect UK firms from ‘harm’ amid global shift – ministers

The Department for Business and Trade said it was the UK’s first Trade Strategy to be published since Brexit.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese carmaker Chery Auto ‘actively considering’ building UK factory

As company faces increased UK and EU tariffs, it says move would be part of ‘localisation’ strategy

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister compares himself to England footballer Jordan Henderson

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he views his role as ‘facilitating other people’s success’.

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare bill

Amendment intended to kill off legislation that would cut benefits could be backed by up to 100 Labour MPs including senior figures

The Guardian - UK

Lower electricity prices for industry are crucial, but the government’s plan lacks details

Jonathan Reynolds’s new strategy looks more like a sketch of plan than a fully worked-up scheme for the sector

Evening Standard

British state ‘overbearing’ ministers say as they lay out industrial overhaul

In the Industrial Strategy published on Monday, the Government has backed UK industries it thinks have the potential to grow.

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