Helia Ebrahimi is the Economics Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 News' Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi reports on the big changes in the economy and the public finances - and how they'll influence the world you live in.
MPs have accused the Department for Work and Pensions of being unable to explain why there’s a “shocking inequality” in UK unemployment, after the jobless figure among young Black people soared to more than 41% during the pandemic.
The pressures to spend more on the NHS in the short term and social care in the long term are clear. But the way national insurance works has raised doubts about whether it’s fair – between rich and poor and between the generations. So what is the right answer to these big spending challenges?
Today saw the opening salvos in what’s set to be a ferocious battle this autumn over the government’s spending plans.
Afghanistan’s foreign reserves have been frozen and the International Monetary Fund has cut off access to loans.
The latest ONS figures out today show job vacancies are at a record high of nearly one million while unemployment has fallen in the quarter from April to June. Are these further signs the economy is on the road to recovery?
Covid rules have officially changed. From today, under 18s and people who are fully vaccinated in England and Northern Ireland no longer have to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
The chancellor and the prime minister are “absolutely united”, Rishi Sunak has told this programme amid newspaper claims of a row between him and Boris Johnson. Today’s GDP figures were encouraging for the Treasury, with output edging close to pre-Covid levels. But Mr Sunak faces a string of multi-billion pound decisions this Autumn on pensions,…
The pub industry reckons England fans will buy another seven million pints of beer this Sunday, providing a much needed boost to an industry that’s had a dreadful 15 months.
Britain faces a triple threat and “potentially catastrophic” risks from the pandemic, a soaring debt mountain and climate change, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
While the prime minister was welcoming Nissan’s investment in manufacturing, the chancellor was setting out what he called an “exciting future” for another key part of the economy. Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech was full of pr
It’s reported today that the UK and the EU could be on the brink of a deal over Covid vaccine passports, potentially giving the green light to holidays abroad.
The UK government has confirmed that a handful more countries have been added to the green list for travel and there are plans for fully vaccinated Brits too.
According to Boris Johnson, Britain’s vaccination drive offers “the hope of travel this summer”. But European countries aren’t exactly rushing to let Brits in.
The government has defended its decision to delay the final lifting of England’s lockdown, as new figures show more than 16,000 daily Covid cases were reported in the UK today.
The government borrowed another £24 billion in May, and while the deficit is falling, the sums involved are still eye watering.