Category: Economics

Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves

ONS data shows CPI below reading of 2.6% in November, meaning prices rose at a slower rateUK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in...

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Tulip Siddiq resigns as Treasury minister, saying she has not broken code but is a ‘distraction’ to government – UK politics live

Siddiq says in resignation letter that staying would be a ‘distraction’ amid ongoing controversy over her links to her aunt, the former Bangladeshi PMStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the...

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Reeves condemns Tories’ economic legacy after shadow chancellor calls for her to be sacked – UK politics live

Reeves says that Tories have no policies and says she is dealing with ‘14 years of stagnant economic growth’Stephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the...

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Reeves warned further cuts ‘politically suicidal’ as she faces MPs amid market turmoil – UK politics live

Chancellor to take questions following her statement on China visitStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people who live there. And he said that he made this...

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Reeves warned further cuts ‘politically suicidal’ as she prepares to face MPs – UK politics live

John McDonnell says more cuts would be ‘a disaster for the country’ and steer voters towards ReformStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people who...

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No 10 says Starmer does expect Reeves to stay as chancellor until general election – UK politics live

Downing Street says prime minster has ‘full confidence’ in chancellor and will be working with her ‘in role of chancellor’ for the whole of this parliamentKeir Starmer is about to deliver his AI...

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Could AI save the UK economy? – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at just how serious warnings about the UK’s financial position really are, and what this means for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves. Plus, why the government is hoping AI could be the magic...

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Spending review will be ‘ruthless’, says Starmer, as he refuses to rule out further cuts – UK politics live

Economists believe that Reeves will have to announce further cuts if she is to stick to fiscal rulesKeir Starmer is about to deliver his AI speech.Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell have “decided to end our...

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