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How Labour is reducing consumer protections [1]

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Date: 2025-10 

When Labour came into power in 2024, they accused regulators like Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of inhibiting growth and appointed influential figures from the business world into key positions and advisory roles. This includes a former Amazon boss being made the head of the CMA, or as one lawyer observed “A monopolist had been appointed to lead the anti-monopoly watchdog”.

In today’s episode Ethan Shone tells us what we can expect from a government that has put growth and prosperity for business ahead of the rights of everyday consumers.

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Credits:

Presented by James Battershill

Story production by Ayodeji Rotinwa

Audio engineering by James Battershill

Special thanks to Indra Warnes

Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:28 Why do regulatory bodies matter?

04:35 Who is influencing the CMA now?

07:25 Why are Labour taking this 'anti-consumer' approach?

10:15 Who should we be paying attention to?

14:09 What can we expect from Labour based on this trajectory?

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