She hailed the capital as key to driving the nation through the economic storm with sky-rocketing energy bills in the autumn. Amid fears that the city is losing funding due to the Government's levelling-up agenda, she also insisted she would be "London's strongest champion".
As the economic clouds over Britain were darkening, Ms Truss, writing in the Standard, said: "London has long been the engine of our economy. When Londoners thrive, the rest of our United Kingdom thrives too."
Boost for London tech investments as Claret Capital beats fundraising targets
Claret Capital's successful debt-financing round comes at a torrid time for big-name tech sector stocks and is a vote of confidence in both London and the sector.
Floats have dried up this year hitting banking revenues and leading to talk of job losses in the Square Mile.
INTUIT QUICKBOOKS: SMALL BUSINESSES OWED NEARLY GBP23K IN LATE PAYMENTS ON AVERAGE AMID ...
LONDON, Aug. 30, 2022 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- Late payment problems persist: small businesses owed GBP22.7k in late payments in May - 65% of their average monthly turnover
QuickBooks' study2found that the average amount owed to small businesses with at least one overdue invoice has risen 6% year on year to GBP22.7k in May 2022, up from GBP21.4k the previous year - which is 65%3of the average small business' typical monthly turnover.
Factbox-Europe's alternatives if Russia shuts off gas supply
Gazprom was already undergoing maintenance from Aug. 31-Sept. 2, prompting concerns about supply to Europe ahead of the onset of winter if the outage was extended.
It has also cut off supply to several European countries such as Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland, and reduced flows via other pipelines since launching what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Office Owners Applaud, Small Landlords Fret As New Yorkers Await Congestion Pricing Plan
New York City is expected to follow in the footsteps of London, Stockholm and Singapore with a new, long-awaited measure this month: a congestion fare targeting drivers passing through its central business district, stretching from the tip of Lower Manhattan through Midtown to 60th Street.
Let's hope she doesn't continue where she left off. https://t.co/yinRjZ1qmY euromove (from United Kingdom) Fri Sep 02 08:32:02 +0000 2022
Let's remember but for Liz Truss Britain might not be appearing to be floating in its own excrement… https://t.co/YStbVpkgiS GeraintDaviesMP (from Swansea, Wales) Fri Aug 26 09:55:10 +0000 2022
Baroness Hoey says it's "brilliant" that Liz Truss has said she will suspend the NI Protocol amid a new 25% tariff… https://t.co/BQ5WFNBoWB TalkTV (from United Kingdom) Fri Aug 26 12:03:21 +0000 2022
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