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Cabinet ministers are pushing back against the chancellor’s proposed cuts to their departments
Rachel Reeves aims to find £40bn in budget but several ministers have written to Keir Starmer about spending cuts
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Bank of England governor warns of Middle East oil shock risk
Andrew Bailey also hints at ‘more aggressive’ path for cutting interest rates if inflation news stays positive
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UK economy unexpectedly flatlines for second month in row
Pre-election slowdown continues in July despite economists predicting growth of 0.2%
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UK ‘needs £1tn investment over 10 years to hit economic targets’
To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce finds
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Labour donor steps down from Treasury role amid ’cronyism’ accusations
Ian Corfield resigns as adviser to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny favoring donors.
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Unite proposes a 1% wealth tax on the super-rich to finance UK public sector pay increases
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024