All news on the topic: UK Economy

IMMIGRATION, trust and JK Rowling dominated the political agenda.It was a heavyweight clash between a bruised and battered PM and a southpaw leftie mi

STEAMY period drama Bridgerton is boosting the economy as well as setting pulses racing — bringing in an estimated £275million.Netflix says the Reg

APRIL showers hit the economy hard, with retail sales a complete washout and growth flatlining.Official figures released yesterday show there was zero

Doom & blusterWITHIN minutes of the release of the ­latest set of notoriously unreliable ­provisional growth figures, the doom-mongers were out

THE number of people not working due to long-term illness has reached the highest level on record.Official figures show it rose by 55,000 to 2.83milli

Labour’s lacking a credible benefits strategyRISHI Sunak has portrayed this election as a battle over tax.The PM is spot on when he says that the ke

When Sun readers go to the polls in a few weeks’ time they will be asking themselves a few very simple questions: who do they trust to lead our coun

THE winner of the general election will have an economic honeymoon as growth forecasts have been boosted for the rest of the year.The UK is expected t

VOTERS have to accept that taxes will be going up — whichever party wins on July 4, experts warn.The state of the economy is hanging over the electi

THERE’S an age-old saying about elections that wise folk like to remind us of at the start of every political campaign.“Oppositions don’t win el

Sir Keir Starmer was branded a pickpocket helping himself to every family's wallet to plug a £38 billion black hole, the Chancellor warned.The Labour

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will today draw election battle lines on the economy, warning that Labour will put up taxes “as sure as night follows day”.

THE state of our economy has been pretty bloody dreary – but finally we’ve got something that could give secret Swiftie Rishi Sunak something to s

LABOUR leader Keir Starmer may be an Arsenal fan but his election squad seems more in tune with Millwall and its 1970s anthem: “No one likes us, we

THE UK economy is “going gangbusters” after coming out of recession with the fastest growth in two years, experts said last night.Rishi Sunak clai

I KNOW that the last few years have been really tough.The economic shocks of Covid and Ukraine have had a chilling effect on everyone.But now, at last

RISHI Sunak has this morning seized on Britain's exit from recession as "proof" his plan is working.The UK is now officially out of recession after th

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt yesterday urged the Bank of England not to cut rates too quickly and risk raising them again.The Bank kept rates at 5.25 per ce

AS they count their dead and wounded, vanquished Tories have but one thing to look forward to . . . a hung Parliament, with Labour barely clin

BRITAIN is “winning the war” to fire up the economy despite warnings of sluggish growth, says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.He responded to forecasts tha

POTHOLES are costing the economy an estimated £14billion, a report says.Prangs to cars, accidents caused by the ­craters and consequent congestion a

RISHI Sunak has urged voters to stick to his plan declaring that “confidence and optimism” is returning.The Prime Minister hailed the progress say

TAXPAYERS could be left carrying the can for Thames Water after investors pulled the plug.The UK’s biggest water firm was plunged into a fresh crisi

I WAS amused this week to see Labour’s Rachel Reeves trying to portray herself as the next Margaret Thatcher.Wasn’t it just a few years ago that t

The wettest February on record didn’t dampen Brits’ appetite for new spring outfits, as retail sales boosted the UK economy.Analysts predicted a 0