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Can Liz Truss survive as PM?
Political editor, Gary Gibbon, takes us through the first few weeks of Liz Truss’s leadership.
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Can Truss and Kwarteng survive economic turmoil – and is a U-turn imminent?
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has given his clearest indication yet that he’s preparing to make another U-turn on his mini-budget, endorsed by the Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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Bank of England to end bond-buying programme: What does it mean for pensions?
The cost of government borrowing has continued to soar after the Bank of England insisted that it will stop its emergency bond-buying programme this Friday, despite earlier reports that it would be extended.
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Loan sharks exploiting cost of living crisis to target struggling families, investigators say
Loan sharks are exploiting the cost of living crisis to prey on the most vulnerable families, specialist investigators have told Channel 4 News.
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Chancellor Kwarteng to reverse his planned tax cut for richest in UK
The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said ditching the 45p tax rate for the highest earners had become too much of a distraction.
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What happens if the government does not raise benefits in-line with inflation?
If the government decides not to raise benefits in line with inflation to deal with the effects of last week’s mini-Budget, it could amount to the largest permanent real-terms cut to the basic rate of benefits in history, anti-poverty groups have warned.
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FactCheck: Why the Bank of England had to rescue pension funds from the ‘doom loop’
Don’t worry, we’ll make it simple.
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FactCheck: What did the Bank of England do to bonds today and why?
Bonds, gilts, and market turmoil explained.
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FactCheck: Why is the pound falling, interest rates rising and mortgages being pulled?
A beginner’s guide to our current financial situation.
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Mortgage companies withdraw deals as sterling crisis deepens
The economic crisis is already hitting home for those looking to secure a mortgage.
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How sterling crisis is impacting those looking for a mortgage
Sir Keir Starmer has declared it a “Labour moment” – telling his party it’s time for them to end twelve years of Conservative rule.
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Labour party vows to reverse Tory tax cuts
Labour has kicked off its annual party conference in Liverpool weighing in on the government’s mini-budget and calling plans to cut taxes as ‘immoral’ saying it would only benefit the wealthy. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would reinstate the 45 per cent tax rate for higher earners but keep the cut to the…
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How the tax cuts will affect those struggling at the very bottom
This Government is on the side of the British people, the Chancellor said today.
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Government announces biggest tax cuts in 50 years
Don’t call it a budget – but it is the biggest budget intervention we’ve seen in decades, largely at odds with what twelve years of Conservative Chancellors have told us.
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Cost of living crisis: ‘Care providers are going out of business week by week’
For businesses, there’s no cap on energy prices. And with their utility bills heading through the roof, schools, hospitals and care homes are facing difficult choices as they try to budget for the months ahead.