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Budget 2021: Is this the end of austerity?
What are the details of what Rishi Sunak has promised, and what does it say about the future of the UK economy?
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Budget 2021: Sunak unleashes spending spree partly funded by higher taxes
The chancellor hailed what he called the “age of optimism”, seizing his chance to raid a public purse less battered by the pandemic than expected
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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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Spending on entertainment lifts UK growth, but shortages threaten recovery
The British economy had a rather downbeat summer, according to the latest official statistics.
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Make or break moment for Afghanistan, UN warns
Afghanistan is at a make or break moment, the UN secretary general has warned, as he declared that failing to save the country’s economy from collapse would mean “the world will pay a heavy price”.
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Global recovery slower than expected due to disrupted supply chains, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its outlook for the UK economy, although Britain remains one of the fastest growing countries in the world.
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Breakthrough? More countries join pact to cut methane emissions ahead of COP26
Another 24 countries have joined the global pact to slash methane emissions by the end of the decade.
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Are Tories still party of business?
Can the Conservative Party still say it is the party of business? In his speech today, the prime minister promised to tackle the “long-term structural problems of the British economy” and create one with higher wages and higher skills. But just outside the conference hall in and around Manchester, how do small business owners feel…
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Covid cases rising as vaccine rollout appears to be faltering
The prime minister may have lauded the UK’s vaccine rollout as “faster than any other major economy in the world” in his speech today. But now infections are rising again while the vaccine rollout seems to be faltering. New Covid infections are highest among school children, but so far only 6.5 per cent of 12…
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Johnson says he has ‘guts’ to tackle problems previous governments have shirked
Boris Johnson told the Conservative Party conference that his government will fix the “long-term structural problems of the British economy”. He distanced himself from previous Conservative administrations, saying he would deal with problems that “no government has had the guts to tackle before”. He also said he would rebalance the country’s “lop-sided” economy, making big…
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Furlough scheme ends after 18 months
At one point, it covered the wages of nearly a third of the country’s workforce. But today furlough comes to an end. Most economists believe that the multi-billion pound scheme saved Britain from mass unemployment during the Covid lockdown. Now it is disappearing just as the economy faces a new shock – with gas, petrol…
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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.
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Failing energy firms, rising prices, driver shortages: What’s gone wrong?
From failing energy companies and soaring gas prices to this acute HGV driver shortage, is there something fundamentally wrong with the UK economy, and is there a way out of it?
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Lib Dem ‘policies will appeal to disgruntled Tory voters’, says Ed Davey
Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has given his keynote speech at the party’s annual conference today, pledging to smash down the Tory’s blue wall.
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Debate: How do we boost workers’ wages and encourage business growth?
We all need a pay rise, the TUC said today as their annual conference got underway. Not just because we might like it, but because it will boost demand in the economy and reward people after more than a decade of falling living standards.