Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the...
Read MoreDowning Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesDowning Street has dismissed a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to the idea, after the...
Read MoreLord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffer against...
Read MoreExclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the...
Read MoreBut Iran war likely to blow hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully crafted fiscal ‘headroom’ in coming monthsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government came in below its annual borrowing target by...
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Read MoreJonathan Brash says ‘own goals’ are distracting from Labour’s achievementsUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more than three years,...
Read MoreJonathan Brash says ‘own goals’ are distracting from Labour’s achievementsUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more than three years,...
Read MoreOlly Robbins told MPs he had been asked to find Doyle a diplomatic position – and not mention it to then Foreign Secretary David LammyUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump...
Read MorePM also refuses to deny No 10 considered offering Matthew Doyle diplomatic post, as Robbins told MPs in his evidenceUK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel prices for more...
Read MoreThe damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016Rachel Reeves joined EU finance ministers for dinner in Washington last week, on the sidelines of the International...
Read MoreRachel Reeves joins global finance chiefs in highlighting how households and businesses are feeling the pain of higher energy pricesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe most severe energy shock since the 1970s, the risk of...
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