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Advance UK News Diary

July 14-20: Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, Merz visits London, and Sycamore Gap sentencing

July 11, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week 

Monday (July 14): Wes Streeting questioned on NHS 10-year plan; Abuse redress measure considered at Church of England General Synod; Donald Trump makes ‘major announcement’ on Russia. 

Tuesday (July 15): Rachel Reeves delivers Mansion House speech; Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy published; Sentencing for pair guilty over Sycamore Gap tree felling. 

Wednesday (July 16): UK inflation data; Liz Kendall questioned by MPs on DWP work after welfare reform bill votes; Employment tribunal for nurse who refused to share changing room with trans colleague. 

Thursday (July 17): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits London to sign a bilateral cooperation treaty; UK employment and wage statistics; ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ anti-Trump protests across the US. 

Friday (July 18): Court hearing for four people charged with terror offences over RAF Brize Norton vandalism; BBC Proms begins. 

Saturday (July 19): National March for Palestine demonstration in London following Palestine Action proscription; Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois world heavyweight fight; First British and Irish Lions test against Australia. 

Sunday (July 20): c2c services nationalised after Trenitalia contract expires.

Protesters hold a banner reading We are all Palestine Action
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Also look out for...

July 14

Sajid Javid at Covid inquiry hearing on the care sector 

Court hearing for Patrick Spencer MP on sexual assault charges 

EU trade ministers discuss US trade relations as countermeasures due 

China hosts meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Council foreign ministers 

July 15

Court hearing for man charged over Liverpool parade crash 

Thames Water questioned by MPs on company finances and prospective takeover 

Donald Trump addresses Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit 

July 16

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch at final PMQs before summer recess

UEFA European Women’s Championship quarterfinals 

Largest piece of Mars on Earth goes under the hammer 

July 17

Sentencing for three men guilty of ‘extreme right-wing activity’ 

G20 finance ministers’ meeting begins in South Africa 

The Open begins 

Queen Camilla turns 78 

July 18

Friedrich Merz press conference on domestic and foreign policy issues 

Germany hosts meeting of European interior ministers 

Former MEP Nathan Gill in court on bribery charges 

Royal International Air Tattoo begins 

July 19

Keely Hodgkinson and Noah Lyles compete at Diamond League London meet 

Manny Pacquiao comeback fight against Mario Barrios 

Darwin200 expedition returns to Falmouth 

July 20

Final round of The Open

Last Oasis show in Manchester 

Key statistics, reports and results

July 14

China monthly trade data 

IHS Markit/REC monthly report on jobs 

July 15

China GDP and economic data 

US consumer price index 

EPI education gap report 

Universal Credit statistics 

BRC retail sales monitor 

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 

WHO/UNICEF stats on child immunisation coverage 

OPEC oil market report 

Results from: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Blackrock, JPMorgan Chase, BNY Mellon, Barratt Developments, Ericsson 

July 16

UK private rent and house prices 

UK producer price index 

Children’s social care statistics 

EU foreign trade 

Results from: Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, ASML, United Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, Alcoa 

July 17

Ofcom Communications Market Report 

HMRC figures on non-domiciled taxpayers in the UK 

Home Office figures on football-related arrests 

Early years provision annual statistics 

Crown Prosecution Service quarterly performance figures

EU inflation 

Results from: Frasers Group (Sports Direct), Netflix, Ocado, US Bancorp, TSMC, easyJet, SSE 

July 18

US consumer sentiment index 

Stellantis EGM 

Results from: Burberry, 3M Company, Schlumberger 

 


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