MPs have pressed the Government and mobile operators to improve rural mobile connectivity, warning that unreliable signal is increasingly undermining day-to-day services and local economies, including rural taxi and private hire work that still relies on dependable voice and data coverage. Opening a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons on 12 February 2026 , Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan said rural residents and businesses are routinely unable to make calls or

Image credit: Greater London Authority Assembly Member Elly Baker has called on the Mayor of London to broaden the scope of his newly announced Artificial Intelligence Taskforce to examine the full employment impact of automation, including the potential disruption posed by autonomous vehicles to the capital’s taxi and private hire workforce. In a letter dated 10 February to Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Baker welcomed the creation of the AI Taskforce but pressed for its remit to go

Andrew Brem image credit: Uber Many London private hire drivers could be financially better off registering for VAT following recent rule changes, according to Uber’s UK General Manager Andrew Brem, who said some may benefit from joining the VAT Flat Rate Scheme depending on their individual circumstances. In an exclusive interview, Brem confirmed that driver pricing in London will now become exclusive of VAT. This means drivers who are VAT-registered will receive 20% VAT fro