16 Feb Quarter of UK employers plan to cut jobs before tax rises bite, report finds
Increase in national insurance contributions and higher minimum wage are increasing employment costs
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15 Feb Starmer offers to put British ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine
UK prime minister expected to meet Trump this month and try to persuade him of Europe’s readiness to help secure peace
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15 Feb Starmer seeks to build British ‘bridge’ between Trump and Europe
UK prime minister is expected to hold talks with US president later this month
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15 Feb What social mobility policy gets wrong: the view from Blackpool
The UK needs a strategy to support young people not destined for university facing complex social problems
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15 Feb UK looks at tariffs on US products if steel and aluminium get caught in trade war
Business secretary says Britain would revive import taxes from Trump’s first term
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15 Feb Time to put Thames Water out of its misery
The government should place the struggling utility into special administration
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15 Feb Is UK inflation on the rise again?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
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15 Feb How the UK’s competition regulator lost the trust of ministers
CMA chair Marcus Bokkerink was told by phone he was to resign after months of rising frustration within government
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15 Feb UK housing market debt falls as older generations pay off mortgages
Fewer first time buyers have been able to get on housing ladder, Savills data shows
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15 Feb UK market for ‘competitive socialising’ risks oversupply, say executives
Operators ask whether customers will keep going back to axe-throwing
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