4:59pm

SMEs overturn 40% of loan rejections

Many businesses win approval on appeal

12:46pm

BAE cuts jobs as demand dries up

Newcastle site closes and 620 jobs lost across UK

11:01am

Car insurance market faces full competition probe

OFT slams ‘dysfunctional’ market’s effect on premiums

12:42am

Prime homes face 50% drop if euro fails

Desirable postcodes have been seen as safe haven

10:22pm

Smaller wage rises are the ‘new normal’

CBI carries out survey of 319 companies

7:32pm

Lord Browne calls for action on homophobia

Business seen becoming more tolerant but with more to do

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 7:20pm

Whistleblower branded an attention seeker

Denunciation turned into an academic article

Lombard from COMPANIES 2:42pm

Car insurance: ban referral fees

From COMPANIES 10:18am

Grim trading for Kingfisher and Halfords

Groups diverge over whether to blame the weather

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:51am

House prices return to upward path

Nationwide records 0.3% rise in May

12:06am

Home Office hits back at university plea

Move to exclude foreign students from migration targets draws fire

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 10:09pm

Coulson charged over perjury allegations

Move relates to Tommy Sheridan trial in Scotland

From UK POLITICS & POLICY 8:46pm

Hunt aide told News Corp of licence fee deal

Emails show Murdoch lobbyist being given advanced notice

From COMMENT 7:51pm

End short-term financial reporting fudges

Earnings per share create an illusion of certainty, say Michael Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport

May 30, 2012

Employers urged to diversify when hiring

Proposal made at launch of review into openness of ‘professions’

May 30, 2012

Lending to UK business falls

Loans shrink by £1bn in April

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 30, 2012

Brussels tells UK to prioritise growth

Osborne told to act on house prices

From COMPANIES May 30, 2012

Retailers report May sales boost

Hopes rise for consumer summer spending

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 30, 2012

Bank urged to adopt mortgage powers

Pressure grows for new tools to restrict boom-time lending

From UK POLITICS & POLICY May 30, 2012

MPs accuse EU over safety and pilot shifts

Committee warns over increased problem of flying fatigue

Westminster blog

Jim Pickard and Kiran Stacey, FT Westminster correspondents, share the latest news and analysis on the UK's political scene.

Highlights