This is the reality of any Labour government, as history shows us.

Taxes going up, hitting you in the pocket - as the official analysis by the Treasury today shows.

It was a pleasure to deliver the keynote address at the FCA's roundtable on the regulation of cryptoasset trading platforms and intermediaries yesterday. We want the UK to be the the location of choice for cryptoasset firms to set up and grow their businesses and events like this

We are working on it! Your ideas and support is invaluable.

This week Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami MP attended the The Royal Mint's Trial of the Pyx.

An historic ceremony bringing together some of the UK's oldest institutions & offices to ensure the quality of the nation's coins. 🪙

These guys are doing a fantastic job - please support them!

Fantastic to visit Barclays Bank trading floor at their London Headquarters. Great to speak to CEO CS Venkatakrishnan and meet some of their excellent apprentices.

The future is bright for the UK's banking sector as we continue to implement our Mansion House and Edinburgh Reforms.

It was great to welcome those behind The Investing and Saving Allowance's Inclusive Investing Campaign to HM Treasury today. We discussed the importance of making retail investing more accessible, including how to support more women take their first steps into investing and build

On Monday, I launched the Open Finance Taskforce as part of UK Fintech Week! 🚀 This industry-led initiative aims to harness financial data to enhance SMEs' access to credit, empowering businesses to thrive.

The UK is at the forefront of fintech innovation, attracting billions

Figures from Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning show real wages have risen for nine months in a row, with around 204k more people employed than last year. Significant progress.

Labour’s plans would undermine all that progress. Angela Rayner and the unions are planning 70 new job regulations that

Open Finance improves access to credit for companies and enables more effective financial advice for consumers.
 
It was great to meet with a wide range of leaders and innovators yesterday to discuss how industry can work together to build on Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology work and harness the

Innovation is key to the success of our financial services sector, and our payments ecosystem is leading the charge! Today I visited @Revolut to witness their innovative solutions and meet with some of our leading payments and fintech firms to discuss the upcoming National

Mit dem 🇬🇧 Wirtschaftsstaatssekretär Bim Afolami MP traf sich Parl. Staatssekretär Florian Toncar in Berlin. Im Austausch ging es insbesondere um die Stärkung der Finanz- und Wirtschaftsstandorte. Ich freue mich über die guten Beziehungen zu unseren britischen Freunden, so Toncar.

In June last year the Chancellor launched the Mortgage Charter, giving customers worried about their repayments new flexibilities to help manage their budgets. On 22 March, the FCA published figures showing that over 120,000 mortgage accounts have made use of the charter, helping

The UK is leading the world in fintech. Last year the UK attracted $5.1bn of fintech investment, more than any other country bar the US.

Today I invited fintech and crypto firms to Downing Street to discuss how we can build on this success.

Access to banking services is an important issue for many people. Today I brought together UK Finance, LINK, Cash Access UK and the FCA to hear directly from MPs about their constituents’ experiences, and set out how industry is improving the current Banking Hub offering.

There has never been a better time for UK consumers to begin their investing journey. I am pleased to see companies like Robinhood UK continue to strengthen their UK presence and to support consumers with the tools they need to build healthy financial futures.

This Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility aims to make buildings insurance more available. I am grateful to McGill and Partners, ABI, and others for their work. The Government will monitor the facility to ensure it makes a real change for as many leaseholders as possible

My post-budget interview with Talk TV 👇

A pleasure to close the Budget Debate yesterday - check it out 👇

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