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Former PM set to give speech defending her time in charge and explaining spending decisionsLiz Truss will claim that Rishi Sunak’s government has spent £35bn more than she would have as prime minister, in a speech on Monday.The short-lived prime minist…
Prime minister can find comfort in ranking above Liz Truss, howeverRishi Sunak is seen as less competent on economic affairs than most recent Conservative prime ministers, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The prime minister has mad…
BCC president Martha Lane Fox to chair House of Lords meeting to help draft business manifesto for looming electionA new council that could challenge the CBI as the voice of British business is to hold its first meeting as it tries to set the agenda be…
Labour deputy leader tells TUC party would also seek to repeal anti-strike laws within 100 days of entering governmentAngela Rayner has given a “cast iron guarantee” that Labour would bring in a new bill to ban zero-hours contracts and repeal anti-stri…
Warning against pumping ‘money into people’s pockets’ comes amid hints Bank of England will again raise ratesJeremy Hunt has warned that the high pace of inflation in Britain will prevent pre-election tax cuts this autumn amid signals from the Bank of …
Resolution Foundation predicts average Britons will be 4% poorer but better-off pensioners will be ‘big winners’UK workers’ living standards will flatline next year, leaving them on track to be 4% worse off heading into the next election than they were…
Huw Pill says he prefers longer, more steady use of interest rates of Table Mountain model over sharp rise and fall of Matterhorn approachBusiness live – latest updatesTourist attraction, backdrop to millions of selfies and one of the world’s most easi…
She made the comment in response to repeated claims she is neglecting her duty as an MPRishi Sunak is expected to carry out a reshuffle this year. At one point No 10 was keeping open the option of holding it straight after the Uxbridge, Selby and Somer…
Keir Starmer says sluggish economy has driven up prices and is holding back students and apprenticesUK growth will be the slowest in the G7 in 2024, Labour analysis of the latest economic forecasts shows, as Keir Starmer said that the economic climate …
Labor to lay out new economic growth plans in response including focus on digital technologies and aiming to become a ‘renewable energy super power’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe last decade saw Australia e…