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  • TUC chief suggests Burnham could call early general election
  • Cigar importer says plain packaging would cut its range by 75 per cent
  • Stardust has raised $75m to develop sunlight-reflecting particles
  • World Cup and hot weather help UK economy grow 0.4 per cent in July
  • Monsoon founder to sell nearly 200 artworks estimated at up to £126.7m
  • IoD urges Healey to unlock private investment in Autumn Budget
  • Most organisations face data trust barrier to AI, Denodo study finds
  • Employment tribunal backlog hits record 70,000 single claims
  • England’s mayors to get tourist tax powers putting hundreds of jobs at risk
  •  Anthropic did not submit Mythos 5.1 to UK AI Security Institute

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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK

The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency.

TUC chief suggests Burnham could call early general election

11 September 2026 News Paul Jones

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested Andy Burnham could call an early general election if Labour’s manifesto leaves too little room for change.

Hunters & Frankau says cigar plain packaging would force it to cut its portfolio by 75 per cent, as importers seek an exemption for hand-rolled cigars

Cigar importer says plain packaging would cut its range by 75 per cent

11 September 2026 News Jamie Young

Hunters & Frankau says cigar plain packaging would force it to cut its portfolio by 75 per cent, as importers seek an exemption for hand-rolled cigars

Israeli-American solar geoengineering start-up Stardust has raised $75m to develop particles that reflect sunlight, drawing criticism from campaigners.

Stardust has raised $75m to develop sunlight-reflecting particles

11 September 2026 Get Funded, News Jamie Young

Israeli-American solar geoengineering start-up Stardust has raised $75m to develop particles that reflect sunlight, drawing criticism from campaigners.

UK GDP growth reached 0.4 per cent in July, beating forecasts of no growth, with the ONS saying the World Cup and record hot weather lifted activity.

World Cup and hot weather help UK economy grow 0.4 per cent in July

11 September 202611 September 2026 News Amy Ingham

UK GDP growth reached 0.4 per cent in July, beating forecasts of no growth, with the ONS saying the World Cup and record hot weather lifted activity.

Monsoon founder Peter Simon is selling nearly 200 works by artists including Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in three Christie's London sales in October.

Monsoon founder to sell nearly 200 artworks estimated at up to £126.7m

11 September 2026 News Amy Ingham

Monsoon founder Peter Simon is selling nearly 200 works by artists including Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in three Christie’s London sales in October.

John Healey's £9bn borrowing plan would fund stakes in infrastructure, housing and business through mayors, with analysts weighing the market impact.

IoD urges Healey to unlock private investment in Autumn Budget

10 September 2026 News Jamie Young

The IoD Autumn Budget submission calls on the Chancellor to restore business confidence and unlock private investment, setting out five priorities.

More than half of organisations, 56 per cent, say finding trustworthy and relevant data is a significant barrier to deploying artificial intelligence, according to figures from a global survey of 850 executives by Denodo.

Most organisations face data trust barrier to AI, Denodo study finds

10 September 2026 AI, News Cherry Martin

A Denodo survey of 850 executives on agentic AI adoption finds 56 per cent of organisations say finding trustworthy data is a barrier to deploying AI.

The number of single claims waiting to be dealt with by the Employment Tribunal reached a record 70,000 at the end of June, according to official figures published today.

Employment tribunal backlog hits record 70,000 single claims

10 September 2026 Legal, News Jamie Young

The employment tribunal backlog of single claims hit a record 70,000 at the end of June, as a lawyer warns tribunals face even greater demand ahead.

Mayors in England are to be given powers to impose a tourist tax on overnight stays, set as a percentage of accommodation costs with no national cap.

England’s mayors to get tourist tax powers putting hundreds of jobs at risk

10 September 202610 September 2026 News Jamie Young

Mayors in England are to be given powers to impose a tourist tax on overnight stays, set as a percentage of accommodation costs with no national cap.

Claude Mythos 5.1 went only to US vetting organisations, the first time Anthropic has bypassed the UK AI Security Institute before releasing a model.

 Anthropic did not submit Mythos 5.1 to UK AI Security Institute

9 September 2026 AI, News Paul Jones

Claude Mythos 5.1 went only to US vetting organisations, the first time Anthropic has bypassed the UK AI Security Institute before releasing a model.

The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency.

Burnham tells MPs VAT comes off electricity bills next month

9 September 2026 News Paul Jones

The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency.

The British Business Bank has launched a £210m South East Investment Fund offering loans of between £25,000 and £2m and equity investments of up to £5m to small and medium-sized businesses in the region. The fund, which opened on 9 September, has already made its first investment, a £250,000 loan to a Basingstoke technology company.

British Business Bank launches £210m South East Investment Fund

9 September 2026 Finance, Get Funded, News Jamie Young

The British Business Bank’s £210m South East Investment Fund, launched on 9 September, offers loans and equity to smaller firms from Kent to Oxfordshire.

Rene Haas, chief executive of the chip designer Arm Holdings, has said artificial intelligence will help cure cancer "in our lifetime", and predicted that humanoid robots will be in widespread use within the next five years.

Arm chief says AI will help cure cancer ‘in our lifetime’

9 September 2026 AI, News Amy Ingham

Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas says an AI cancer cure will come in our lifetime, and predicts humanoid robots in wide use within five years.

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UK’s third-biggest taxpayer Chris Rokos to leave for Greece

8 September 2026 News Amy Ingham

Chris Rokos, ranked third on The Sunday Times list of Britain’s top taxpayers, is to leave the UK for Greece, weeks before John Healey’s first budget

An Oxford Economics study for Getlink and major airport owners finds weak business investment has cost the UK nearly £2tn since 2000, in a plea to Healey.

Policy unpredictability cost UK nearly £2tn in investment, study finds

8 September 2026 News Jamie Young

An Oxford Economics study for Getlink and major airport owners finds weak business investment has cost the UK nearly £2tn since 2000, in a plea to Healey.

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The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency.

TUC chief suggests Burnham could call early general election

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested Andy Burnham could call an early general election if Labour’s manifesto leaves too little room for change.

Cigar importer says plain packaging would cut its range by 75 per cent

Stardust has raised $75m to develop sunlight-reflecting particles

World Cup and hot weather help UK economy grow 0.4 per cent in July

Monsoon founder to sell nearly 200 artworks estimated at up to £126.7m

California bans ‘addictive’ social media features for under-16s

IoD urges Healey to unlock private investment in Autumn Budget

Edinburgh entrepreneur launches Dubai AI accelerator for 30 women

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