
British businesses have extended their early 2026 rebound into a second month, but jobs are still being sharply cut among services firms partly as a result of higher taxes imposed on them by the Labour government, a survey has shown.
The S&P Global UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 53.9 in a preliminary report for February from 53.7 in January, the highest level since April 2024, before Prime Minister






