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Nobody believes new PM should go on a borrowing binge, Tory MP says
Sir John Redwood is among 21 current and former cabinet ministers who have signed a letter backing Liz Truss.
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What could the new PM do to support the least well-off – and where would the money come from?
If Liz Truss does become the next prime minister, it’s being reported that she will hold an emergency budget on 21 September – barely two weeks into the job.
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FactCheck: can Truss pay for her promises without breaking ‘fiscal rules’?
She says her plans are “affordable”.
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What can the government do? – Economists debate the cost of living crisis
In recent weeks politicians have told us to learn to cook, buy value food, turn the lights off and work longer hours or the especially helpful: get a better paid job.
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Cost of living crisis: UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9%
It hasn’t been this bad since the early 1980s. Confirmation today that in the year to April, inflation hit a 40-year high.
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Cost of living spikes hit households ahead of Spring Statement
It’s only supposed to be a “mini budget”. But the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing an outsize list of demands for his Spring Statement tomorrow, as the spiralling cost of living hits households and businesses alike.
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Exclusive: Fears of social worker exodus with staff facing ‘impossible’ workloads
Britain is facing an exodus of social workers, the government has been warned, as a new report suggests staff are “utterly exhausted” by a soaring and more complex caseload.
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Soaring prices pushing families into misery across UK
Rising food and fuel prices are already stretching many household budgets.
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Decriminalising drugs is not ‘suitable or appropriate’, policing minister says
We spoke to the Minister for Crime and Policing, Kit Malthouse, and started by asking him whether the extra spending on rehabilitation and treatment exceeded the budget cuts in those areas since the Conservatives came to power in 2010.
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Millions to be worse off next year due to inflation and tax hikes, IFS says
Millions of people look set to be worse off next year due to the spiralling cost of living, weak economic growth and tax increases, according to a leading economic think tank.
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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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‘Higher wages for all’: will Boris Johnson’s economic vision work?
Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi explains if Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak can deliver on their new economic model and create a brighter future.
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No ‘immediate’ move to Covid Plan B says Sunak – but councils canvassed for thoughts
No plans to “immediately” move to Covid Plan B, the Chancellor’s language was deliberately careful today.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s conference speech
Let’s give it the FactCheck treatment.
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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.