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Debate: How can businesses survive soaring energy bills?
We spoke to Ben Warren, who runs Concept Taverns with 11 pubs across West Yorkshire, Helen Barnard, associate director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Henri Murison, who’s chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.
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‘Machines will fall silent’ – Textile businesses fear closure over soaring energy costs
As the new PM prepares to unveil her plan to limit energy price rises tomorrow, many businesses up and down the country are wondering whether they’ll see out the coming months. In Leicester, famous for its textiles industry, the soaring cost of electricity threatens to cripple many of the energy-intensive factories that provide jobs for…
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Liz Truss’ government is ‘lurch to the right’, Labour MP says
We spoke to Shadow Secretary for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds.
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Pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985
The pound has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985. Does this mean the markets are losing confidence in Britain?
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Tories must now unite under ‘one prime minister, one brand, one party,’ says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Paul Scully about Liz Truss being appointed prime minister.
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Scotland to freeze rent and rail fares to combat cost of living crisis
For some businesses, any promise of help from the new prime minister will already come too late.
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Liz Truss ‘committed to the Northern Powerhouse’, says former Tory leader
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
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How will Liz Truss handle spiralling energy bills?
Liz Truss has named growing the economy as her first priority, but to do that she’ll need to get to grips with priority number two: getting a handle on spiralling energy bills.
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Burnham calls for pay freeze at top of private and public sectors
The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is at the ‘Enough is Enough’ rally.
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Liz Truss ‘not ruling out’ financial support for cost of living
Supporters of Conservative leadership favourite Liz Truss are not ruling out a major cut to VAT if she is announced as the new Prime Minister in exactly a week’s time.
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How Dragons’ Den has transformed business – Deborah Meaden
Deborah talks to Krishnan about her worries about the British economy and how Dragons’ den has transformed the world of business.
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Freeze energy price cap or UK faces ‘humanitarian disaster’, Sturgeon says
Nicola Sturgeon has met with energy companies to discuss how to tackle the soaring costs of heating our homes.
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We need to see more done about rising bills, says SSE CEO
We spoke to Alistair Phillips-Davies, the chief executive of energy company SSE – which has just built Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
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UK’s woes will ‘eventually resolve themselves’, says think tank chair
We spoke to Alexander Downer, previously Australia’s foreign minister and high commissioner to the United Kingdom, now the chairman of the right of centre Policy Exchange think tank.
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Cineworld bankruptcy fears ‘not a massive surprise’ says film critic
We spoke to the film critic, Anna Smith, about the future of Cineworld.