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Rachel Reeves on Labour’s plan for ‘an office for value for money’
Covid fraud and the billions wasted on unused or faulty PPE while Matt Hancock was health secretary are at the top of the Labour party’s justifications for wanting to create an ‘office for value for money’, which could check spending before it happens, not just after like the National Audit Office.
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FactCheck: Ofgem cuts energy price cap so why are average bills rising?
Although the energy price cap will be cut by regulator Ofgem, average household bills are still set to rise by hundreds of pounds in April across England, Wales and Scotland. So what’s going on?
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All major road building projects could be scrapped in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced that all major road schemes will be changed, delayed or axed completely as part of plans to reduce carbon emissions and get more people out of cars and onto public transport, cycling or walking instead.
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‘No one in Britain has got a growth strategy because we’ve just spent the last fifteen years not growing’, says Resolution Foundation CEO
We are joined by Shevaun Haviland, head of the British Chamber of Commerce.
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UK wages rise faster than expected – but don’t keep up with inflation
The British economy suffered the same malaise as the rest of the industrialised world during the pandemic.
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Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 4% – 14 year high
The Bank of England may have sounded a little less gloomy about the economy today – predicting that the recession will end sooner than it previously thought and that the rate of inflation will fall rapidly later this year. But, it still put its base interest rate up again – this time to 4 per…
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Jeremy Hunt sets out plan to boost economic growth
The Chancellor has set out his plans to boost growth – not just of the British economy but also the Conservative Party’s sagging performance in the polls.
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FactCheck: more than half of Brits not confident in NHS emergency response
An exclusive Channel 4 News poll published today shows how Brits feel about the current NHS crisis.
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German defence minister resigns amid calls for more Ukraine support
Will Chancellor Sholz supply battle tanks that could help give the Ukrainians the upper hand?
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Reform UK party promise to stand against every Tory in next election
Earlier today the Reform UK, formerly known as the Brexit Party, relaunched with a promise to put up candidates against every Conservative standing in the next general election.
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‘A raft of closures’ predicted for UK hospitality industry
With hospitality businesses struggling with strikes, the cold weather and the cost of living crisis, we’ve been speaking to Sacha Lord, Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, and asked him about the current state of the sector.
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UK warned of ‘tough road ahead’ despite economic growth
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that the UK economy faces a “tough road ahead” even though GDP figures released today showed a slight rebound in October.
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Cutting regulations for bankers set up after 2008 crash is ‘a mistake’, says Sir John Vickers
We spoke to Sir John Vickers, a former Chief Economist at the Bank of England chair of the Independent Commission on Banking which was set up after the 2008 financial crisis to consider reforms that would promote financial stability. We started by asking about a new objective for financial regulators to consider the competitiveness of…
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Labour unveil plans to abolish the House of Lords
With strikes, the economy, and migration the issues currently dominating political conversation, Labour today tried to throw another into the mix – unveiling a blueprint for constitutional reform which includes the abolition of the House of Lords and devolving more power from Westminster. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the plan, drawn up by former…
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Rail workers should ‘think twice’ about Christmas strikes, says business minister Kevin Hollinrake
We spoke to business minister Kevin Hollinrake about immigration and the economy, and began by asking him for his reaction to the prospect of rail strikes around Christmas time.