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Catch the latest Financial News EventsReform UK suspends another member of Kent county council
Isabella Kemp’s departure means party has lost nine of 57 councillors elected in May, including four after video leakNigel Farage’s Reform UK has suspended another member of its “flagship” county council in Kent as it held its first full meeting since the party’s...
Putin’s repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures
Analysts say a purge of the Russian regime’s own supporters is under way as rival factions turn on each other A pro-Kremlin pundit who for years has hailed Vladimir Putin as one of history’s great men in appearances on foreign media. A military blogger, zealous...
Lammy says spike in mistaken prison releases is ‘unacceptable’ and welcomes Billy Smith’s return to jail – UK politics live
Deputy PM says government is ‘modernising’ prison systems as one of two mistakenly released inmates turns himself inDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes...
Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% ahead of make-or-break budget
Borrowing costs kept unchanged for second meeting in a row, with inflation at nearly twice official targetBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers have voted to leave interest rates at 4%, as Rachel Reeves prepares for her make-or-break budget just...