Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholdsTwo-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of...
Read MoreRachel Reeves’s upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesHouse prices in the UK increased in...
Read MoreWe want to hear how people across the UK are managing their money as Rachel Reeves prepares to set out the latest economic outlookNext Tuesday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will update the country on the state of the economy...
Read MoreRecord public finances accompany stronger retail sales and business activity but some analysts express cautionThe economic backdrop to Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring statement appeared to brighten on Friday after a trio...
Read MoreTop aide’s resignation may buy PM time, but coming weeks bring events that could yet end his time in officeKeir Starmer and his supporters will be hoping the resignation of Morgan McSweeney can buy him some time. But in...
Read MoreCelebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’The celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has accused the government of cooking up a kitchen nightmare at restaurants...
Read MoreBusiness lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow...
Read MoreA protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they representLabour MPs heading back to their constituencies this weekend will do so with a sense of relief that another...
Read MoreONS figures show public sector net borrowing was £11.7bn – £1.9bn less than in same month last yearThe UK government borrowed more than expected in November, official figures show, amid pressure on the economy...
Read MoreChancellor defends budget but tells MPs there were ‘too many leaks’ and that and much of them were inaccurateUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has condemned leaks before her make-or-break budget as...
Read MoreChancellor says income tax U-turn was agreed in partnership with Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has condemned leaks before her make-or-break budget as “unacceptable” as she revealed...
Read MoreIn a boost for Rachel Reeves, deputy governor says analysis shows her policies will lower annual rate next year The Bank of England expects Rachel Reeves’s budget will reduce the UK’s headline inflation rate by as...
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