Business news 21 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Liz Truss throws in the towel after 44 days. Cautious consumers put festive sales at risk. Brexit’s impact on trade with EU revealed. Scrapping energy price cap will bring surge in

Business news 19 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. CPI hits 10.1%. Small firms see costs climb and revenues fall. Energy bills may exceed £4,000. Unions will fight to protect workers’ rights, says TUC. IMF welcomes the UK’s mini-Budget U-turn

Business news 18 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. More U-turns. Energy bill support to be reviewed and reduced. Hunt praised but told not to rest on his laurels. No cuts without ‘detrimental’ hit to services, experts warn. Bosses torn

Business news 13 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. UK economy shrank in August as cost of living crisis bites. Share of state spending on SMEs falls. Truss under pressure to make tax cut U-turn. COVID-19 rescue schemes lost billions

Business news 12 October 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Blow for campaign against late payments. GDP’s surprise decline. Energy price support package for British businesses expanded. UK grocery inflation climbs. UK unemployment falls.  Kwasi Kwarteng promises ‘relentlessly upbeat’ economic plan.