Controversial aide to prime minister will take new job as envoy for UK nations and regions
Businesses freeze recruitment ahead of October 30 Budget, awaiting clarity on tax, business and employment policy
Regulator remains under scrutiny after chair Ashley Alder refused to quit over the controversy
Trade lobby groups warn that proposals for regional pricing risk ‘deindustrialisation’ and higher costs
Chancellor wants to raise revenue from pay through carried interest without driving investors away
Open letter from industry coalition adds pressure on government to ensure children are taught how money works
Chastened by fractious Labour conference, PM bids to draw a line under mis-steps and ‘get a grip’ on No 10
Keir Starmer has promised radical change after a decade in which training programme starts declined
The chancellor should begin moving the country to a more dynamic fiscal framework
Glen Earrach’s pumped storage hydro project aims to facilitate energy transition with vast ‘water battery’
At this stage in the cycle, the Conservatives don’t want to be normal, they want to be themselves
The FT’s resident freeman takes part in the hallowed ritual of herding sheep across the Thames and into the Square Mile
Utility’s investment-grade rating and debt covenants have come under pressure amid Thames Water crisis
A brilliant and disturbing show exposes the dark side of physical labour, from housework to prostitution
If endorsed, and Britain moves to one-day settlement before the EU, UK ETFs would wait until the EU also moves
A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
Contest to succeed Rishi Sunak blown open as Conservative MPs prepare to whittle down candidates
Ex-aides able to log in to their old accounts months after leaving for lobbying firms
Think-tank’s report calls for revenue facility to be fairer and more growth friendly
Big Four accounting firm to reorganise areas of the business affecting 2,700 staff and partners
The couple’s commission for Art on the Underground is an ambitious mosaic in St James’s Park station
The sublime ruins of our heavy manufacturing past can have a new life as monuments
Plans to pass a ‘make work pay’ package may take years to take effect, warn those close to government talks
The section features helium-propelled penguins and alabaster creatures
The Frieze art fairs return as global sales fall and costs rise, but organisers have plans to increase attractiveness
A show at Gainsborough’s House in Suffolk explores the work of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines
FT exclusive: Chancellor seeks to reassure investors that ‘guardrails’ will be placed around extra borrowing for investment
Interested shareholders say they have been unable to access the books as troubled utility races to raise cash
Transport minister demands changes to get a ‘grip’ on overcrowding
Plus, Starmer kicks off UK-EU reset in Brussels
Increasing number of people are pulling money from retirement pots early because of tax uncertainty
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