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JPMorgan appoints former UK finance minister as adviser

US investment bank JPMorgan has appointed Britain's former finance minister Sajid Javid as a paid senior adviser.

Sajid Javid resigned on February 13 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanded he sack his team of advisers

Keep spending under control, pleads Javid

Former British finance minister Sajid Javid urged the UK government to stick to its fiscal rules in a personal statement to parliament to explain his sudden and unexpected exit from government.

Business • 26 Feb 20

Investors are pricing in looser financial conditions under Britain's new finance minister

Sterling keeps gains amid more spending expectations

Sterling remained above $1.30 today as investors priced in looser financial conditions under Britain's new finance minister.

Business • 17 Feb 20

Traders have the view that the new British finance minister will unveil a more expansionary budget next month

Pound consolidates gains after change of UK minister

Sterling held on to its recents gains today as traders stuck with the view that the new British finance minister would unveil a more expansionary budget next month.

Business • 14 Feb 20

Rishi Sunak takes control at a critical juncture for the UK economy

Britain's new fast-track finance minister

Five years ago Britain's new finance minister Rishi Sunak was not even a member of parliament, now he is running the world's fifth largest economy.

Business • 13 Feb 20

Mr Javid said that 'no self-respecting minister' could accept the conditions being imposed on him

Sterling jumps after UK finance minister resigns

The pound extended gains today after the resignation of British finance minister Sajid Javid, as investors bet that his replacement would pave the way for a more expansionary budget next month.

Business • 13 Feb 20

British finance minister Sajid Javid to outline plans for the UK financial services sector in the coming months

UK seeks 'durable' EU financial services relationship

British finance minister Sajid Javid vowed today to build a "durable relationship" for financial services in a post-Brexit trade deal, under plans he will outline in the coming months.

Business • 11 Feb 20

UK-EU trade deal doable by end of 2020 - Javid

Britain and the European Union are capable of reaching a long-term trade deal covering both goods and services by the end of this year, the UK finance minister Sajid Javid said today.

Business • 22 Jan 20

Sterling falls after UK finance minister Javid said Britain would not commit to sticking to EU rules in post-Brexit trade talks

Sterling falls as Javid comments stoke hard Brexit fear

The pound fell today after comments by UK finance minister Sajid Javid stoked fears about weak ties between the UK and the European Union following the country's departure from the bloc.

Business • 20 Jan 20

Boris Johnson said he is 'postponing further cuts in corporation tax'

Johnson drops corporate tax cuts to fund spending

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today he was putting further cuts in corporation tax on hold.

Business • 18 Nov 19

Protesters gathered outside Downing Street in protest at Boris Johnson's plans

Thousands protest against suspension of UK parliament

Protesters wielding pro-democracy placards and EU flags rallied in dozens of British cities against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial move to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit.

Brexit • 02 Sep 19

Sajid Javid named by Boris Johnson as the new British Chancellor

Javid named UK finance minister to guide Brexit economy

Sajid Javid has become Britain's first ethnic minority finance minister, capping off an unlikely rise from a humble start on a street dubbed the country's worst to holding the purse strings for the world's fifth-biggest economy.

Business • 25 Jul 19

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson will now go before the party membership

Johnson and Hunt to contest UK Tory party leadership

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are to go before the Conservative Party membership in bid to become the next British Prime Minister.

UK • 20 Jun 19

Boris Johnson was a no-show for last night's Channel 4 debate as well as today's Westminster hustings

Johnson absent from two Tory leadership race debates

In the UK, candidates for the Tory leadership have clashed on how Brexit should be delivered.

UK • 17 Jun 19

The list of candidates will be narrowed still further following today's second round of votes

British PM hopefuls begin crucial week of votes

The race to become the leader of the UK's Conservative party is entering the final week of selection by MPs, with the field continuing to narrow.

UK • 18 Jun 19

Jeremy Hunt claimed the German Chancellor said Brussels "would look at any solutions" the UK puts forward to solve the border issue

EU willing to negotiate Brexit deal with new PM - Hunt

British Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said Angela Merkel told him the European Union "would be willing to negotiate" on the Brexit deal with a new prime minister.

UK • 09 Jun 19

Several potential candidates have already set out their stalls in previous weeks

Likely candidates to replace May as Prime Minister

British Prime Minister Theresa May has fired the starting gun on a Tory leadership race after she announces her departure as Prime Minister.

UK • 24 May 19

UK finance minister Philip Hammond said the 'UK is leading the world in the fight against illicit finance'

Britain launches task force to tackle dirty money

Britain will work with the financial industry to crack down on fraud, corruption and dirty money by launching a task force that will include senior banking figures, the finance ministry said today.

Business • 14 Jan 19

The Royal Navy has been asked to help the UK Border Force in the English Channel

Two held over English Channel crossings

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants into the UK as the British Home Secretary requested the help of the navy to patrol the English Channel.

World • 03 Jan 19

Sajid Javid declared the situation a 'major incident'

Six Iranian men detained on Kent beach

The British Home Office has said six Iranian men have been found on a beach in Kent.

UK • 30 Dec 18

Mr Javid has said the current situation is a 'major incident'

UK's Javid cuts break to tackle 'major' migrant issue

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid is cutting short a Christmas break to return to the UK to tackle a wave of attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel by boat.

UK • 29 Dec 18

Sajid Javid was previously Communities and Local Government Secretary

Sajid Javid appointed to replace Amber Rudd

Sajid Javid has been appointed as British Home Secretary following the resignation of Amber Rudd amid claims she misled parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.

UK • 30 Apr 18

Sajid Javid's proposal comes in response to a report on social cohesion

UK office-holders may have to swear oath to values

Every public office-holder in the UK may have to swear an oath of allegiance to British values, so they can play a "positive role" in public life by accepting basic values like democracy and equality.

British politics • 18 Dec 16

Wolfgang Schaeuble was speaking following British plans to cut tax

Schaeuble warns against race to bottom on tax

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said he opposes a race of competitive tax cuts in Europe after Britain said it may slash corporate tax.

News • 06 Jul 16

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