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UK economy narrowly avoids recession – but for how long?
Many economic experts predicted that the UK would dip into recession in the second half of last year.
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UK failing to seize opportunities to grow economy, says shadow chancellor
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, joins us from Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.
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UK economy: ‘Overall the picture is one of stagnation’, investment analyst says
We spoke to Susannah Streeter from the financial services company Hargreaves Lansdown.
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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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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.
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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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Inflation crisis debate: What can be done to fix the economy?
Are austerity and tax rises the only option or a political choice that could be avoided?
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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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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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IMF: third of global economy will shrink
The IMF says “the worst is yet to come” – and if that sounds like a tagline from a disaster movie that’s about the right mood. The IMF thinks more than a third of the global economy will shrink either this year or next. Everyone is taking a hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and a slowdown in China driven by its Covid lockdown policies.
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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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Interest rate hike and ‘recession’: Where does the economy go from here?
We spoke to former Labour Treasury minister Kitty Ussher who is now chief economist at the Institute of Directors and David Gauke the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury under Theresa May.
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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.
