LCCI and Fragomen comment that changes to the Skilled Worker Visa could worsen skills shortages in the capital. 

This week’s update covers significant government announcements, including the Spending Review, AI investment and skills strategy, planning reforms, as well as key developments in infrastructure, tax, and the labour market.  

The latest LCCI policy update focusses on the Government’s commitment to economic growth and investment strategies, £500 million investment in UK electric buses, benefiting London, new tax reliefs boosting the UK film sector, resumption of UK-Switzerland trade talks, foreign investment i...

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) with London Higher have written a joint letter addressed to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, and the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson. The two organisations urged the Government to reaffirm its commitment to the Graduate Visa Route.

This week's Policy News Update highlights key developments: the UK economy showed early signs of recovery in Q1 2025, supported by a new US trade deal, strategic planning reforms, labour market adjustments, and targeted investments in green aviation fuel and hospitality. Meanwhile, government po...

Julia Onslow-Cole, Chair of LCCI's Board, welcomes the news and congratulates Karim.

Chief Executive of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Colin Stanbridge has said that to remain globally competitive London needs access to the growth markets of Asia and South America.

Louise Clifton, programmes manager at Heart of the City, speaks to London Business Matters on how the LCCI’s app has helped her to stay tuned into the Chamber’s community.

Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry has commented on Infrastructure UK's publication of the National Infrastructure Plan for Skills, which identifies a 100,000 labour gap impacting the delivery of the national infrastructure pipeline.

LCCI has called for action on skills and retrofitting in its response to the Government’s Net Zero review commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).