Debt interest payments push public finances deeper into the red in fresh blow to Rachel ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in October as...
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Read MoreExclusive: Campaigners claim move would offset City influence over infrastructure taskforce and better share benefitsThe government is being urged to install trade union members on the board of its new £7.3bn national...
Read MoreFigures come amid row between Labour and Conservatives over true state of public financesBusiness live – latest updatesStrong spending on public services and welfare pushed government borrowing to £3.1bn last month,...
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Read MoreStrong mandate for Keir Starmer’s party should help restore Britain’s ‘safe haven’ status, knocked by Liz Truss and BrexitA landslide victory for Keir Starmer in the general election on Thursday could...
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Read MoreExclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016Banks including some of Europe’s largest lenders have helped fossil fuel companies to raise more than €1tn...
Read MoreRachel Reeves says Tory bond black hole ‘will land working people with another astronomical bill’Labour has accused the government of “catastrophic financial mismanagement” and claimed it has...
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