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JANUARY 29, 2025 AT 10:08 AMUK Chancellor Reeves says the government has begun to turn things around; seeing some encouraging signs in the British economy
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- Solution is for the government to systematically remove barriers.
- Will work with the US to deepen the UK's economic relationship in the months and years ahead.
- Will prioritise proposals with the EU that are consistent with Labour's manifesto.
- Business and Trade minister to travel to India to resume talks on a trade deal.
- WIll protect the important role of pension funds in the Gilt market whilst providing additional flexibility.
- Will publish the final report on regulation in March.
- Reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers if they pat into the environmental fund.
- Announced two additional investments by the National Wealth Fund.
- Removing barriers to delivering 16GW of offshore wind.
- Will introduce a new approach to planning decisions on land around rail stations and the default answer will be yes.
- Third runway at Heathrow could create in excess of 100k jobs. The runway is badly needed.
- Confirms the government supports a third runway at Heathrow.