UK financial regulators in retreat as prime minister piles on pressure
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Starmer to target ‘cottage industry of blockers’ in overhaul of regulators
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Starmer axes UK payments watchdog as part of anti-regulation drive
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UK watchdogs scrap diversity and inclusion rules for financial firms
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FCA drops plan to ‘name and shame’ more UK companies under investigation
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