Press Digest: British Business - April 20
20/04/2026 03:40
April 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- The new chief executive of the bitcoin investment firm Stack BTC backed by Nigel Farage left his previous company as it suspended a similar cryptocurrency strategy amid financial difficulties.
- The former boss of the UK's competition regulator has accused the government of "holding the economy back" by prioritising American technology giants' interests.
The Guardian
- Downing Street hopes to secure deals on steel and electric cars with the EU as it seeks to upgrade the post-Brexit economic relationship.
- Vodafone VOD.L incentivised its security staff to increase "clawbacks" levied on its own franchisees, as part of a programme that led to the telecoms group fining its own shopkeepers millions of pounds for seemingly small administrative errors.
The Telegraph
- BP's BP.L new chief executive Meg O'Neill is preparing for a confrontation with some investors as she pushes the oil major to prioritise fossil fuels.
- MI5 is moving quickly to strengthen the cyber defences of Britain's most vital companies amid a growing hacking threat driven by a new wave of artificial intelligence.
Sky News
- The bosses of Britain's biggest banks, including Barclays BARC.L, HSBC HSBA.L, Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L, Natwest Group NWG.L and Santander UK SANS_pa.L, have been called in for talks with chancellor Reeves this week as she grapples with the deepening economic fallout from the war in Iran.
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