Posted by The Guardian | Feb 3, 2022 | Brexit, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politics, Politics, Sinn Féin, The Guardian, UK news, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) |
Paul Givan’s move triggers parallel departure of deputy first minister and plunges Stormont into turmoilThe first minister of Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist party’s Paul Givan, has resigned, plunging the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 3, 2022 | Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Munira Mirza says attempt to associate Keir Starmer with failure to prosecute child abuser was ‘inappropriate and partisan’Boris Johnson’s longstanding policy chief Munira Mirza has dramatically quit over the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 3, 2022 | Bank of England, Business, Consumer affairs, Cost of living crisis, Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, England, Family finances, Household bills, Inflation, Money, Ofgem, Politics, Poverty, Regulators, Rishi Sunak, Scotland, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Wales |
Analysis: Chancellor says £9bn package will take sting out of UK’s economic woes – but is it enough?Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.5%At 11am the regulator Ofgem put up the cost of the average energy...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 3, 2022 | Benefits, Disability, Politics, Poverty, Public services policy, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Welfare |
Work and pensions select committee accuses ministers of ‘trying to bury uncomfortable truths’MPs have forced the publication of a government-commissioned research report that found low-income people reliant on...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Feb 3, 2022 | Bank of England, Business, Cost of living crisis, Economic policy, Economics, Inflation, Interest rates, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Rise aims to combat soaring inflation despite faltering economic recovery from pandemic and deepening cost of living crisisThe Bank of England has raised interest rates to 0.5% to tackle soaring inflation amid intense pressure...
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