Decision not to approve back-to-back cut in borrowing costs comes after inflation remained above Bank targetThe Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged at 5% as it put its efforts to ease the pressure on household...
Read MorePublic finances under pressure from ageing population, climate crisis and security risks, OBR report saysBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s debt mountain will almost triple to more than 270% of national income...
Read MoreThe government saw off a rebellion over its plans to cut winter fuel allowance this week. John Harris speaks to Caroline Abrahams from Age UK about what this winter will look like for millions of pensioners losing out. Plus, he...
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Read MoreChancellor says move will create as many as 14,000 jobs at firm’s datacentres and in a range of other industriesAmazon’s cloud computing arm will invest £8bn in the UK to build datacentres that support...
Read MoreWe Own It says 31% of water bills went on shareholder payouts and company debts in last financial year, while the same percentage of 2024 remainsTuesday is the day water bills will start servicing debt and paying shareholders...
Read MoreResolution Foundation suggests proposals on capital gains tax, inheritance tax and national insurance Rachel Reeves is being urged by a left-of-centre thinktank to announce changes to capital gains tax, inheritance tax and...
Read MoreReport by Mario Draghi calls for additional investment to regain growth and prevent social unrestBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU should fear for its self-preservation as it faces a “slow and agonising...
Read MoreDozens said to be considering abstaining from Tuesday’s vote over pensioners’ payments, as PM says dealing with dissent is ‘matter for chief whip’As many as 50 Labour MPs could refuse to back the...
Read MoreEmployees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union researchWorkers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of...
Read MoreTo achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce findsThe UK needs £1tn of fresh investment over the next decade if the government is to hit its...
Read MoreThe 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the...
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Lisa Nandy says Labour government will stop accepting gifted
Zelenskyy will present ‘victory plan’ to US president during
Keir Starmer will aim for an upbeat message while
Deputy PM also says people ‘will have a better
Ruling out of rises to four main taxes could
IDF airstrike on Beirut that killed at least 14
Protesters in Liverpool to call on government to implement
Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will also not accept
Sexual abuse survivors say working for late former Harrods