NEARLY 59,000 businesses have shut their doors for good in the first three weeks of 2026, according to a Sun investigation.
The plummeting state of the British economy has been laid bare as an incredible , according to figures from , the official register of firms in the UK.
On Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a £300million package for pubsCredit: Getty
Around 58,900 businesses folded in JanuaryCredit: Alamy
This week have been warned they face being “washed away in a tide of discontent” at the next unless the Government tackles the decline of our main streets.
On Tuesday, Chancellor unveiled a for and music venues, giving them a 15 per cent rates cut for three years from April, worth around £1,600 each.
But there is no help for , clubs and , nor for desperate retailers who also face massive rates increases.
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