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Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?

A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations

Evening Standard

Children could be sent to pubs if cafes and soft plays shut down, Labour MP warns

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced every pub in England will get 15 per cent off its business rates bill

The Independent UK

Pubs can stay open into early hours to show World Cup games, Government announces

Some industry experts have said the government’s reforms are ‘short-sighted’

Evening Standard

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U-turn on pubs has not solved the government’s mess on business rates

The package being offered is not insignificant but the hospitality sector is still in trouble

The Guardian - UK

Financial support for pubs and music venues criticised as ‘wholly inadequate’

Pubs and live music venues in England will benefit from 15% off their business rates bills from April.

Evening Standard

Labour is killing London's hospitality — let’s fight to save it

We’re campaigning to help London’s brilliant pubs, restaurants and hotels battle an existential threat

Evening Standard

Every pub in London to get 15% off business rates bill as £300m support package unveiled

Pubs will now receive around £100 million a year until 2029 through additional financial support

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Gambling giant to follow through on pre-Budget threat

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The Independent UK

Treasury announces business rate support package worth more than £80m a year – as it happened

Treasury minister says under the new measures, every pub in England will get 15% off its new business rates bill from April, in a package worth average of £1,650 each

The Guardian - UK

Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street landlords have met a surprising opponent in Trump. So why is Starmer courting them?

To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’t, says writer and researcher Adam Almeida

The Guardian - UK

‘We survived HS2 – now a huge pipeline backed by Rachel Reeves could split our farm in two’

Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields

The Independent UK

Put north of England ‘front and centre’ of net zero strategy, Reeves urged

Region has higher share of net zero economic output, data shows, and Labour leaders fear Reform would dismantle industry if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’

Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added

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Gordon Ramsay says tax changes will make restaurants ‘lambs to the slaughter’

Celebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’

The Guardian - UK

UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December

Official figures better than expected after record-breaking receipts for the month of December

Evening Standard

London jobs crisis: How the axe is falling on workers in shops, offices, pubs, factories and the City

Firms are being hit by higher taxes and growing wage bills

The Independent UK

Major UK retailers pile pressure on Rachel Reeves

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Firms warn over impact of rising business costs from Government policies

Retailer Currys, pub group JD Wetherspoon and supermarket Morrisons became the latest to caution over the effects of business costs hikes.

The Independent UK

UK inflation inches up in December but a decline toward 2% is expected in 2026

Inflation in the United Kingdom rose in December for the first time in five months, pushing further above the Bank of England’s target

The Guardian - UK

JD Wetherspoon warns of lower profits as pubs hit by rising costs

Shares in pub chain fall after it reveals £45m surge in costs driven by business rates and other ‘higher-than-expected’ bills

Evening Standard

Reeves: UK will not be ‘buffeted around’ amid Trump tariff threats

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK’s economic plan would ‘get us through challenging times’.

Evening Standard

London jobs crisis: Rachel Reeves has hit hiring and is driving posts abroad, warns Currys boss

Alex Baldock, chief executive of the technology giant, says the Chancellor has undermined the retail sector

The Independent UK

Miliband defends Starmer as Trump heads to Davos amid Greenland tensions

The US president is set to address the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski: Tax wealth and cut inequality to make London a better city

Exclusive: Green Party leader hits out at Labour ‘attacks’ on him as parties gear up for the May local elections

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