Economic confidence polls reveal that 70% expect turnover to rise and 73% expect profitability to riseA majority of UK businesses expect a positive start to 2025, according to two economic confidence surveys which show managers...
Read MoreHousehold incomes to stagnate or fall but will be offset by better public services, says Resolution FoundationHousehold incomes will stagnate or fall next year but the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will be hoping people feel better...
Read MoreGDP shows zero growth in third quarter, as second quarter is downgraded to 0.4% Sharp fall in UK business activity forecastBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy had zero growth between July and September and is...
Read MoreKeir Starmer and Rachel Reeves under as increasing pressure over promise to reboot growthSharp fall in UK business activity forecastBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy had zero growth between July and September...
Read MoreChancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnationRachel Reeves insists she won’t “gaslight” working people over her plans to turn round the economy...
Read MoreChancellor says high cost of compensation cannot be justified because most of women affected had known pension changes were comingImproving public services is a higher priority than spending £10bn compensating Waspi women,...
Read MoreCompanies responding to national insurance rise by reducing hiring, PMI survey findsBusiness live – latest updatesUK businesses are cutting staff numbers at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis, according to...
Read MoreAlmost half of those surveyed by Bristol academics said increases were ‘necessary’ to improve public services Voters have broadly accepted that the £40bn in tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s first budget are...
Read MoreNobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aimsFifty economists and policy experts have issued a warning to Rachel Reeves that encouraging the City to expand...
Read MoreThe UK government has announced it is suspending Syrian asylum claims, after the fall of the decades-long Assad regime. So, what will happen to the Syrians who have made the UK their home? The Guardian’s John Harris hears...
Read MoreDuring visit to hospital, chancellor says review will look at ‘cracking down on waste, cracking down on non-priority spending’Rachel Reeves has rejected Lib Dem criticism (see 10.33am) that she is neglecting social...
Read MoreChancellor due to speak at hospital event this morning as cabinet ministers have been asked to seek 5% efficiency savings in their departmentsGood morning. Today is the launch of the spending review. And the prime minister has...
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