AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoLabour Leadership Crisis: Keir Starmer told cabinet he won’t resign, saying Labour’s leadership challenge process hasn’t been triggered, as more than 70 MPs push for him to go and aides quit ahead of a crunch meeting. Markets React: The political turmoil is already hitting the numbers—30-year UK gilt yields jumped to the highest since 1998, sterling slid and stocks fell, with investors warning a left-leaning successor could loosen fiscal rules. Business Productivity: A new UK Productivity Gap Index says firms lose the equivalent of 25 working days a year to stalled decisions and meetings that end without outcomes, with AI adding extra complexity for manufacturers. Supply Chain Pressure: CBM warns quotas and tariffs are squeezing metal stockists and manufacturers, with minimum order sizes and unclear delivery schedules delaying major projects. Corporate Moves: Vodafone says its VodafoneThree integration is ahead of plan after taking full ownership, while Greggs prepares its first overseas shop in Tenerife.
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