London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Chief Executive, Richard Burge has signed a joint letter with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, urging the Government to reintroduce VAT-free shopping for international visitors to London as soon as possible. 

Businesses in London will be breathing a sigh of relief following the news that Transport for London (TfL) and the Government have today reached an agreement on funding, which guarantees the services of London’s essential transport network for the next few years.

Gary has over 34 years’ experience working in the Customs and Trade Compliance arena. Having spent the first 15 years of those working in the freight forwarding world before switching lanes and working for JPMorgan in-house at Ford Motor Company, then Pump and Valve manufacturers Flowserve Corporati...

This is LCCI’s response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ consultation on increasing the number of homes built on brownfield land.

LCCI welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of urgent but long-overdue support to address the current energy crisis facing households and businesses.

LCCI has conducted numerous skills and labour surveys over recent years, with the aim of providing information on how the current skills system does – and does not – work for London businesses. LCCI’s work with London Councils on the London Business 1000 – an annual survey of...

More than a third of London businesses say that their company is not aware of the new apprenticeship funding arrangements according to a new survey of more than 500 businesses.

Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport - a gateway to over 80 long-haul destinations - facilitating the global travel and trade that keeps the UK economy moving. Heathrow is also Britain’s busiest, in 2021, Heathrow served 19.4 million passengers, an average of 128,178 a day, alongside handling 1.4 m...