Kuba Shand-Baptiste

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  15 Oct 2026

  Leeds Is Attracting Talent, but Its Young Workers Are a Flight Risk

  Fresh survey findings and payroll data from thousands of employers reveal a city pulling in applicants, and a generation yet to settle

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  13 Oct 2026

  Healey Calls Talks as Retail, Hospitality Fear Autumn Budget Tax Rise

  Both sectors want business rates and employer National Insurance cut before the chancellor’s statement on 28 October

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  12 Oct 2026

  UK Hiring Slows at Small Businesses Weeks Before the Budget

  Payroll data from thousands of employers shows employment growth has fallen back from its March peak as Chancellor John Healey prepares to set out…

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  29 Sep 2026

  Andy Burnham Pledges to Fix Youth Unemployment as Hiring Costs Rise

  The Prime Minister’s Labour Party conference speech said the state is to blame for young people being out of work – but the price…

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  28 Sep 2026

  Four Autumn Budget Signals in Healey’s Labour Party Conference Speech

  As the CBI forecasts a further decline in business activity before the year is out, the stakes are rising for the chancellor’s first Budget