Five firms including Autotrader and JustEat face ‘fake reviews’ crackdown Companies have been banned from using tactics, such as fake posts and paid-for reviews The Independent UK · Mar 27
How the war in Iran is already affecting UK farmers and food production The conflict in Iran and the disruption to the strait of Hormuz are already starting to affect UK farmers. The closure of this vital shipping route threatens supplies of two essential agricultural necessities: fuel and fertiliser. The Conversation · Mar 26
High vet bills have eroded pet-owners’ trust – but vets aren’t getting rich from their fees What would you pay to ease the pain of a beloved pet? For pet owners, vet bills are likely to be one expense that’s tightly bound up with emotion. But it seems the market is not working as well as it should. A report into the UK’s veterinary sector has… The Conversation · Mar 25
The Guardian view on vets: there is nothing cuddly about this under-regulated market Editorial: The watchdog’s finding that pet owners have been charged £1bn too much is a scandal The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Vet Prices in UK Soared to 63%: Watchdog Steps In To Protect Pet Owners From High Bills Discover how the UK's Competition and Markets Authority is tackling rising veterinary costs and hidden fees with new reforms to protect pet owners International Business Times UK · Mar 24
Why vets will soon have to cap prescriptions and publish treatment costs IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 24
Vets face huge shake-up including new £21 cap on prescription charges for pets Pet owners using a vet practice that is part of a larger chain “can expect to see changes before Christmas.” Evening Standard · Mar 24
UK vets face crackdown over fees as pet owners ‘left in the dark’ on bills Prescription fees to be capped at £21 and practices must publish price lists, watchdog says The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Pet care reforms will require vets to publish price lists and cap prescription fees Animal owners will be ‘at the centre’ of new measures regulating veterinary practices The Independent UK · Mar 24
Vets to be legally required to publish price lists and cap prescription fees The Competition and Markets Authority’s reforms aim to help pet owners better navigate the vet services market. Evening Standard · Mar 24
Politics latest: Reeves’ energy bill support plan branded ‘unbelievably weak’ and ‘waste of time’ Zak Polanski says chancellor ‘does not understand the scale of the cost of living crisis about to hit this country". The Independent UK · Mar 24
Reeves to unveil action to protect UK from ‘unfair prices rises’ after crisis meeting over Iran war The chancellor will outline the action she is set to take in a statement to MPs on Tuesday following Monday’s emergency Cobra meeting The Independent UK · Mar 23
Chancellor to set out action as surging prices spark profiteering fears Rachel Reeves will make a statement to MPs on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Mar 23
Keir Starmer signals winter support for household bills amid energy price shock Any taxpayer-funded financial help will be likely to go to poorest households, rather than to everyone, PM indicates The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Evening Standard · Mar 23 Britain must plan for Iran war to continue ‘for some time’, says Starmer amid growing concern over bills The Prime Minister said he had told his team not to fall into a sense of ‘false comfort’
The Independent UK · Mar 15 Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes to help with soaring energy bills Vowing to support working people ‘whatever challenges lie ahead’, the PM will use a press conference on Monday to set out support for those facing soaring energy bills
Evening Standard · Mar 13 Fuel row explodes as Reeves accused of inciting abuse of petrol station staff with 'rip-off' warning The Government hit back stressing the Chancellor was only telling petrol retailers to ensure motorists get a ‘fair deal at the pump’
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Thieves target heating oil tanks as prices soar amid Iran war It comes as prices are reported to be as high as £1.73 per litre
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13 Starmer says government will step in if fuel companies rip off customers as trade body U-turns on decision not to meet Reeves – as it happened The prime minister issues the statement after a fuel trade body earlier withdrew from a meeting with the chancellor today
Evening Standard · Mar 13 Ministers warn they will not accept wartime profiteering as crackdown on ‘rip-off’ fuel prices launched Rachel Reeves has asked the competition watchdog to stay on ‘high alert’ for ‘unjustifiable’ price hikes
Evening Standard · Mar 13 Rachel Reeves asks watchdog to ‘crack down’ on fuel ‘rip-offs’ amid Iran war The Chancellor and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will hold a meeting at Downing Street with petrol retailers and energy suppliers.
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Reeves and Miliband to demand answers from energy and fuel bosses over rip-off price rises The chancellor and energy secretary to meet energy bosses to warn against profiteering amid soaring oil prices
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Watchdog puts UK fuel retailers ‘on notice’ over profiteering from Iran war Competition and Markets Authority will closely monitor pump prices to stop profits being ramped up amid crisis
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Watchdog confirms it is looking into petrol prices amid allegations of ‘gouging’ after US-Iran war The authority warned in December that retailers’ fuel margins remained ‘persistently high’
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Competition watchdog puts fuel retailers ‘on notice’ of price monitoring The CMA said it will consider how quickly fuel prices rise and fall as wholesale costs change.