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Defence budget could face almost £2bn worth of cuts if Trump imposes tariffs on UK, new report warns

It comes amid fears of a global trade war after Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on goods entering the US

The Independent UK

Evri accused of employing people on ‘slave drivers contract’

A director repeatedly refused to recognise whistleblower complaints read to him by MP Liam Byrne during a business and trade committee session.

Evening Standard

Shein’s silence is farcical. It must answer fair questions if it wants a London listing

The fast-fashion retailer’s reluctance to disclose information about its supply chain in China won’t wash

The Guardian - UK

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Shein condemned by MPs as fast fashion firm dodges questions over forced labour conditions in China

The Chinese company are hoping to float on the London Stock Market later this year

The Independent UK

UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply

A lawyer for Shein summoned to a British parliamentary hearing has evaded questions on whether the fast-fashion giant sells products containing cotton from China

The Independent UK

McDonald’s: What are the allegations against ‘predator’s paradise’ burger chain as workers take legal action

More than 450 branches are implicated in legal action taken by more than 700 McDonald’s workers

The Independent UK

MPs ‘horrified’ after Shein dodges questions over forced labour

The fast fashion retailer was quizzed by the Business and Trade Committee amid reports of plants for a UK stock market float.

Evening Standard

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MPs say Post Office should not oversee Horizon compensation schemes

Influential Commons committee calls for government to take action to prevent justice being further delayed

The Guardian - UK

Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

The Independent UK

Post Office needs to be taken out of Horizon redress scheme, MP says

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer hits out at ‘dangers’ of tariffs in warning to Donald Trump

The president-elect claimed tariff is his ‘favourite word’ and threatened to impose a levy on all goods entering the US

The Independent UK

Son of Kinahan crime boss to walk free from jail after admitting arms cache plot

Jack Kavanagh tried to help his father engineer a lighter sentence for drug smuggling.

Evening Standard

Serving prisoner admits part in Kinahan gang arms cache plot

Peter Keating entered his pleas by video link from Belmarsh prison in south London.

Evening Standard

Trump’s tariff plan ‘doomsday scenario’ for UK economy, senior Labour figure warns

Liam Byrne, Labour chair of Commons business committee, says plans by next US President would hurt growth

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

PM yet to respond to requests for Horizon redress assistance from Sir Alan Bates

The lead campaigner told MPs he wrote to Sir Keir Starmer around a month ago, and again more recently.

The Independent UK

Son of Irish crime boss admits gun plot to help father

Jack Kavanagh, 24, whose father is Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, will be sentenced in December.

The Independent UK

Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

Thomas Kavanagh, his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne and associate Shaun Kent were all handed jail sentences at the Old Bailey.

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The Independent UK

Business secretary slaps down Louise Haigh over P&O Ferries ‘rogue operator’ row

Jonathan Reynolds said Louise Haigh was not speaking for the government when she dubbed P&O Ferries a ‘rogue operator’ and called for the firm to be boycotted

Evening Standard

P&O owner to attend investment summit after Starmer disowns minister’s ‘boycott’ comments

The firm will now attend Monday's gathering of 300 business leaders

The Guardian - UK

Increase wealth taxes to stop rise of Reform UK, says ex-Labour minister

Liam Byrne has warned the chancellor that extra levies on the rich are needed to halt the rise of the populist right

The Guardian - UK

Planned Shein IPO needs closer scrutiny, says former Labour minister

Trade committee head Liam Byrne wants checks on firm’s possible supply chain links to forced labour

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s 2024 intake overlooked for select committee lead roles

Emily Thornberry becomes head of foreign select committee, while Karen Bradley is sole Conservative given leading role

The Conversation

Why Rachel Reeves can’t seem to make her ‘£22bn black hole’ narrative convincing

Rachel Reeves had hardly stepped down from the dispatch box to make her first big statement as chancellor of the exchequer before facing a furious backlash. She had claimed to have discovered a £22bn hole in public finances upon taking office and was using it to explain why the new…

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves pursues political prize over £22bn financial hole

Carefully honed message of Commons speech is having to make tricky decisions because Tories left us a mess

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