Search results for ‘economy’
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Stop ‘cheap labour’ and ‘immigration dependency’, Starmer tells business leaders
It’s likely that the problems plaguing the British economy will stick around for the next couple of years, and therefore past the next general election.
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What does the economic forecast mean for the coming years?
Jeremy Hunt cast today’s Autumn Statement as a plan to rebuild the economy.
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Taxes going up, says Chancellor
Taxes are going to go up – for everyone, according to the Chancellor – who said details will be unveiled in Thursday’s autumn statement.
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Can the UK avoid recession?
As the economy heads towards a recession, interest rates are going up and the government is expected to squeeze the public finances in its Autumn Statement – due out next Thursday.
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Bank of England interest rate hike explained
Is it inevitable that the economy descends into a protracted recession?
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Cost of living crisis explained: Food prices push UK inflation to 40-year high
With inflation still rising and economic policy switching back towards austerity, where does this leave our economy?
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FactCheck: would free movement with England continue in an independent Scotland?
The details would be the subject of exit negotiations.
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Sturgeon pledges new currency for independent Scotland
An economic crisis cooked up here in Downing Street provided Nicola Sturgeon with an ideal backdrop as she set out her economic plan for an independent Scotland. Unveiling the 108-page document, the first minister said splitting from the UK would bring a “stronger, fairer and more sustainable” economy, but admitted the need for checks on…
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Government’s economic U-turn explained
Jeremy Hunt has reversed Liz Truss’ economic programme, but where does that leave the economy and the public finances?
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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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Liz Truss sticks to her plan as the Chancellor hints at spending cuts to come
After a week in which their controversial plan to grow the economy had sparked a slump in sterling and a £65 billion Bank of England bailout, the Prime Minister and Chancellor faced the music today with one clear message: they’re sticking to their guns. Liz Truss – running the gauntlet of eight back-to-back local radio…
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Ukraine and Poland accuse Russia over Nordstream gas leak
The ripple effect of this conflict has been felt around the world, nowhere more literally than the Baltic Sea where waters have been churning since Monday by leaking Russian gas.
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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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FactCheck: did cutting corporation tax raise money?
Liz Truss was defending her plans to scrap a rise in corporation tax.
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How will Liz Truss handle spiralling energy bills?
Liz Truss has named growing the economy as her first priority, but to do that she’ll need to get to grips with priority number two: getting a handle on spiralling energy bills.