Category: Rachel Reeves

UK has moved out of recession, official figures show

GDP rose by 0.6% in first quarter of 2024 but forecasters expect economy to grow slowly this yearBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is officially out of recession after figures showed the economy grew by 0.6% in the...

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Tory defections, economic challenges and council winners – Politics Weekly UK | podcast

The Conservatives have been left bloodied after a devastating set of local election results. This week, John Harris speaks to councillors about what’s really going on for them in their area. Plus, he speaks to the Guardian...

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Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened

Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers. This live blog is closedReeves says Labour has a vision for the country. Stability...

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Grant Shapps gives update to MPs about cyber-attack on database containing details of armed forces personnel – UK politics live

Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackersReeves says Labour has a vision for the country. Stability will be change, she argues.I...

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Sunak declines to say who was behind MoD hack but says UK has ‘robust’ security policy towards China – politics live

PM says ‘malign actor’ has compromised armed forces’ payment network as Chinese embassy calls for an end to ‘anti-China political farce’Reeves says Labour has a vision for the country. Stability...

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After years of Tory chaos, ‘stability is change’, argues Labour’s Reeves in major speech – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor attacks Tory economic plans including proposal to scrap national insuranceReeves says Labour has a vision for the country. Stability will be change, she argues.I know – warm words are not enough. I do not...

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Tories offering Britain ‘five more years of chaos’, warns Rachel Reeves in major economic speech – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor to say Hunt’s and Sunak’s message of ‘the plan is working’, does not reflect economic realityGood morning. Whenever Rishi Sunak or any other minister speaks in public and tries to...

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Bank of England governor shrugs off smaller-than-expected fall in inflation

Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but markets view data as pushing back interest rate cutsAnalysis: Sunak hopes of pre-election rate cuts frustratedThe Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has...

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UK inflation falls by less than forecast to 3.2%, cooling rate cut hopes

Predictions for when Bank of England will start lowering cost of borrowing pushed back Business live – latest updatesThe UK’s annual inflation rate fell by less than expected in March to 3.2%, complicating the timing...

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