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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.75 | 11th February 2025
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Lancashire in London – MPs outline hopes for County
Downtown in Business hosted a ‘Lancashire in London’ event this week, with business leaders from across the county joined by parliamentarians from Blackpool, Ribble Valley, and South Ribble at a private dinner in the capital.

The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.73 | Keir Starmer’s Diary: The EU or the US?
Which way will the UK’s political Mark Darcy jump?

Employers in the Midlands “unprepared” as real-time benefits-in-kind reporting looms – and poll backs up need for help and support
Employers urged to start preparing for compulsory HMRC reporting on payroll expenses and benefits-in-kind from April 2026; scope for employers to introduce voluntary payrolling in the 2025/26 tax year to iron out teething problems before HMRC’s go-live.