-
UK exporters now have less than a month to prepare. The UK-India free trade agreement takes effect on 15 July, creating new opportunities across goods, services, and supply chains while putting immediate pressure on compliance, pricing, and market-entry planning.
-
Britain and Japan are deepening clean energy ties after talks. Offshore wind, nuclear, and grid investment are being positioned as industrial strategy tools as well as energy security measures.
-
Japanese investment has widened Britain’s industrial and technology policy agenda. The £18bn UK-Japan package spans clean energy, finance, defence, AI, quantum, cyber security, and advanced industrial cooperation.
-
Mid-market expansion remains resilient despite harsher international trading conditions globally. Kreston’s Interpreneur Report shows optimism continuing alongside tariff, regulation, and geopolitical concerns.
-
Steel nationalisation powers would widen government intervention in industry again. The bill would create a framework for public ownership where ministers judge intervention to be in the public interest.
-
Global trade disruption is becoming a permanent operating condition. DMCC says tariffs, AI, supply-chain stress, and clean-energy competition are rebuilding commercial flows.
-
Huboo has launched US operations from Dallas, extending global coverage. The UK-headquartered fulfilment platform said the move will support brands expanding across North America and strengthen its software-enabled commerce infrastructure strategy.
-
Labour is reconsidering how far UK-EU economic alignment can go. Ministers are weighing practical cooperation on electricity, emissions, and trade frictions while keeping formal Brexit red lines in place for this parliament.
-
Carmakers are seeking more time before tougher EV trade rules. Industry groups warn local battery supply chains cannot yet meet UK-EU origin thresholds due on 1 January 2027, raising fresh questions over electric vehicle investment, costs, and competitiveness.
-
UK accountants are fielding more questions on European expansion routes. New e-Residency research suggests digital-first structures are now being recommended ahead of traditional EU subsidiaries by more advisers.