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Chancellor pledges to spend, but says there will be no Truss-style splurge when she changes fiscal rules in budget

The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics show that public sector net debt is 100% of the nation’s economic output.

Pre-election slowdown continues in July despite economists predicting growth of 0.2%

To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce finds

Office attendance in UK capital similar to levels in Toronto and Sydney, thinktank finds

Figures come amid row between Labour and Conservatives over true state of public finances

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024

Fears of recession in US caused leading share indices to tumble, just weeks after they last scaled record highs

Interest rate cut hangs in balance after ONS figures show annual pay growth eased to 5.7% in three months to May