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Anti-profiteering powers may mark shift to more direct UK crisis enforcement

By Jon Menon ( April 2, 2026, 11:33 GMT | Comment) -- The UK government has indicated that it might seek to go further than traditional competition law in providing the antitrust regulator with new powers to tackle potential profiteering during crises such as the conflict in the Middle East. It may lead to faster action from the Competition and Markets Authority in troubled times.The UK government has indicated that it might seek to go further than traditional competition law in providing the antitrust regulator with new powers to tackle potential profiteering during crises such as the conflict in the Middle East. It may lead to faster action in troubled times....

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