31 h. ago PM to attack ‘cottage industry of blockers’ as he vows to cut red tape

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out plans to cut regulation and make Whitehall more efficient in an intervention on Thursday.

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35 h. ago UK financial regulators in retreat after pressure from Starmer

City cheers crackdown on red tape but there are questions over how much it can boost growth

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3 d. ago Tech Secretary to cut red tape to make new technology available more quickly

The RIO was launched in October and is intended to reduce the burdens for businesses looking to bring new products and services to the market.

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3 d. ago Energy bills could fall by £250 a year if you live near new pylon project

Ministers are also looking to slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.

Economics

4 d. ago People living near pylons to get money off bills in planning overhaul – report

Ministers are also looking to slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.

Economics

5 d. ago Labour to slash red tape for planning projects in bid to meet its target of building 1.5million homes by 2029

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will lay out reforms intended to speed up the planning process, including reducing the number of organisations required to comment on planning applications.

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8 d. ago European visa waiver: when must I apply for an Etias and how will travel from the UK work

Extra red tape due to Brexit will not be mandatory for travel from the UK to the Schengen Area before 2027, I calculate

Economics

9 d. ago Confusing Brexit travel red tape questions answered by Simon Calder

All you need to know on EES, Etias and the best procedure for travellers blessed with EU and UK passports

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9 d. ago Angela Rayner claims 'the biggest upgrade in workers rights in a generation' will BOOST the economy  amid fears firms will drown in red tape

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the Employment Rights Bill would trigger a boom in spending because millions of people would have the security to 'get on in life'.

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1 week ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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2 w. ago Minister meets with EU to discuss ‘red tape’ which touring musicians face

Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Max Wilkinson urged Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy not to ‘go breaking my heart’ over the issue.

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2 w. ago Flexibility, not red tape, is the future small businesses need

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2 w. ago Bear attack crisis hits Japan as government brings in emergency measures allowing people to shoot them after surge in dangerous encounters

The revised wildlife protection and management law allows 'emergency shootings' following complaints that hunters were hampered by red tape.

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3 w. ago Reeves to order audit of UK’s 130 regulators in bid to cut red tape

Ministers will be told to look at whether some watchdogs can be scrapped

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