UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn - short news
Survey shows businesses ‘struggling to absorb latest economic shock’, while data says April vacancies down 7.7%
The worsening fallout from the Iran war is forcing businesses to halt their UK investment and hiring plans, bosses have warned, as Britain enters a renewed period of political and economic instability.
More than two months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, leading surveys of UK employers showed companies were increasingly prioritising cost management over growth as..
source: The Guardian - 18.05.2026