Search results for ‘Inflation’
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UK economy has fastest growth since World War Two
The UK economy grew by 7.5 per cent during 2021, as the country recovered from the financial shock of the pandemic. That is the fastest rate of growth since World War Two.
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MPs question work and pensions secretary on cost of living crisis
MPs have expressed frustration during a special hearing in parliament where they questioned Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey over what the government was planning to do to tackle the cost of living crisis.
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Warning UK faces worst cost of living crisis in generation
It’s the worst squeeze on incomes since records began 30 years ago: a double whammy of soaring energy bills and rocketing inflation.
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Why is the cost of living going up?
With inflation rates in the UK at a 30 year high, energy bills set to increase at a record rate in April, how is the government responding to the cost of living crisis?
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Cost of living: Prices soaring at fastest rate for 30 years
Prices have soared by their fastest rate for 30 years as inflation hit 5.4%, its highest since 1992.
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Government benefit rise will not ease cost of living crisis, says IFS
Amid the many warnings over the looming cost of living crunch, it’s those on the lowest incomes who will be hardest hit.
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Survey finds Britain will lag behind competitors in economic recovery from Covid
Staff shortages, supply chain crises, lockdowns and inflation – between Covid and Brexit you might be tempted to think that the UK economy has been in a constant state of emergency.
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Bank of England interest rate hike ‘inevitable’, says economist
We spoke to economist and director of the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde, Mairi Spowage, and asked her what impact will the increase of interest rates have on inflation.
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FactCheck: Patel’s incorrect claim about cash to tackle violence against women
The Home Secretary said she’d tripled funding compared to “any other two-year period”.
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Bank of England hold interest rates at all-time 0.1% low
The Bank of England has decided to hold interest rates steady at 0.1%, even though it thinks inflation will hit 5% next year – way above target.
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FactCheck: Sunak’s National Living Wage claim and Universal Credit changes
Once we account for tax and national insurance, the Living Wage rise is less generous than he suggested.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s conference speech
Let’s give it the FactCheck treatment.
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Can high-wage economy be delivered?
Faced with an economy battered by the pandemic and an uncertain future, is that kind of rosy confidence realistic?
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Brexit ‘has played part’ in lorry driver shortages, says Reeves
Before the news of Andy McDonald’s resignation from the shadow cabinet, we spoke to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and began by asking how much she believed Brexit was to blame for the HGV driver shortage.
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How rising cost of living is hitting hard-pressed families
Winter is coming and for many people it’s going to be tough. Energy prices are soaring, so too is the cost of food, with inflation set to rise to its highest level for eight years.