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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.
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How serious is the economic challenge Liz Truss is facing – and what will she do?
What are Liz Truss’s priorities for the economy – freezing energy bills, cutting taxes, rolling back spending on infrastructure?
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Liz Truss promises energy crisis plan within one week if made Prime Minister
She insisted that her policy of cutting taxes was fair – even though the rich would gain more than the poor.
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The future of Amazon rainforest is on the line in Brazil election
Brazil is a month away from an election which will determine the future of the Amazon rainforest, and the world’s fight against climate change.
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How Dragons’ Den has transformed business – Deborah Meaden
Deborah talks to Krishnan about her worries about the British economy and how Dragons’ den has transformed the world of business.
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Taliban in control: a year of power in Afghanistan
The Taliban has been parading through the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul to mark one year in power.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Are sanctions on Russia working?
Almost six months since the start of the war in Ukraine, the conflict shows no sign of easing.
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Inflation: Is the UK falling behind its European competitors?
A country battling to work through nationwide rail strikes; inflation soaring and still not at its peak; no growth in the economy since January – it’s a grim menu for the government to sell to the country.
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Rail workers ‘already on very good salaries’, minister says
Speaking for the government is the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy Chris Philp.
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UK growth set to be weakest in developed world, OECD says
A summer of industrial disruption will do little to help an economy that is already staggering under the weight of rising petrol, gas and food prices.
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Railway shutdown: UK facing biggest train strike in decades
The government has denounced the biggest train strike for decades as an “act of self harm”.
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Queen’s Speech: Labour and Conservatives clash on how to tackle cost of living crisis
We spoke to the Work and Pensions Minister, Chloe Smith and Labour’s Thangam Debbonaire about how the parties plan to tackle the UK’s stuttering economy.
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Queen’s Speech minus the Queen: Economic struggles dominate government plans
For the first time since 1963, the Queen missed reading out the government’s legislative plans – leaving Prince Charles and William to fly the royal flag.
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Inflation crisis: Economic recession by Christmas?
The UK economy faces a grim future as inflation soars to more than 10% later this year – that’s the warning as the Bank of England voted to raise interest rates to 1% – the fourth monthly rise in a row.
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FactCheck: do Labour or the Conservatives charge lower council tax in England?
Senior figures from both parties have made claims this week.
