Helia Ebrahimi , Economics Correspondent
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.
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Leisure group head says UK hospitality sector being penalised by unfair Covid rules
The prospect of the failure of trade talks with the EU has added to the concerns of businesses across the UK, as the woes inflicted on the economy by the Covid pandemic were starkly revealed today.
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Shops and gyms reopen as England enters new tier system
But 99% of the country will still be under strict coronavirus measures, banning households from mixing indoors.
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UK spent billions on PPE because stockpile was inadequate, report says
Ministers had relied on a stockpile that proved inadequate when the crisis hit, and the system was overwhelmed by the scale of demand for these items.
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PM ‘proud’ of PPE contracts as report says firms recommended by MPs were given priority
Boris Johnson has insisted he’s “very proud” of the UK government’s effort to secure stocks of urgently needed personal protective equipment – after a damning report by the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office found that firms recommended by MPs’, peers’ and ministers’ offices were given priority in the rush to buy up equipment…
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Questions arise over dramatic increase in PPE costs paid by government during pandemic
This programme has seen exclusive evidence of the dramatic increase in the price of PPE being paid by the government when the pandemic crisis first hit in April and May.
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UK chancellor Rishi Sunak admits: ‘We are spending a lot’
The UK economy managed to rebound out of recession during the summer when many restrictions were eased.
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Bank of England’s chief economist warns of increased inequality in the UK following the coronavirus
The impact of the Covid crisis could mean we see the opposite of “levelling up” for those parts of the economy that have lagged behind for decades. That’s the warning from the chief economist of the Bank of England. Speaking exclusively to this programme, Andy Haldane said it was now an “absolute necessity” to tackle…
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Furlough scheme extended until March
The government’s furlough scheme, designed in March to pay 80 per cent of the wages for some nine million workers for a month – and extended ever since – has been extended again.
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Charities call for further funding
Charities throughout the UK have been battered by the economic consequences of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
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UK youth unemployment hits highest level in 40 years, report says
One in five young people who were put on furlough during the first lockdown are now out of work
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UK government borrowed £36bn in September
We learned today about the startling level of borrowing that the British government is engaging in at the moment.
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IMF forecasts little improvement in UK growth
As unemployment rises in the UK, the IMF is warning about the hit to living standards worldwide.
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UK workers to receive two-thirds of wages if firms forced to close
Two thirds of people’s salaries will be paid and businesses will be able to get cash grants.
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‘Significant gaps’ remain over Brexit trade deal
Today, the Prime Minister took part in a video call with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
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Will jobs scheme prevent mass unemployment?
The Chancellor says his new plan will help to save jobs. But will it really stave off mass unemployment?
