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Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, is helping to organise a government-backed “innovation nation” summit with chief executives in Manchester on 9 October, as Labour seeks to lift the UK’s competitiveness. The event is billed as a “landmark gathering to turn ambition into action [with] the country’s most influential CEOs,Continue Reading

The Financial Conduct Authority has dropped plans to require listed companies to tell investors about their climate risks, after firms raised concerns about costs and the UK’s competitiveness. The City regulator had proposed in January that listed companies would have to meet a new UK climate standard. In final rulesContinue Reading

Scotland became the first part of the UK to license non-surgical cosmetic procedures in May, when the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent. The Act creates criminal offences for providers who break its rules. It also bans some procedures outright for under-18s and saysContinue Reading

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