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Worse than forecast April GDP data shows challenge facing Rachel Reeves to kickstart growth to fund spending reviewBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy contracted in April by 0.3% as businesses cut jobs and cancelled investment plans in respons…
Economics editor Heather Stewart explores the winners and losers of the government’s spending reviewThe last few weeks have proved difficult for Rachel Reeves. In public, the news has been dominated by Labour’s U-turn on the winter fuel allowance. In p…
Agreement struck in London will increase supply of rare earth minerals and magnets for US car industry• Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has endorsed the US-China trade deal struck in London that will ramp up supplies of rare earth minerals a…
Rachel Reeves is delivering her spending update – here are the main pointsPolitics live: Reeves delivers spending reviewThe chancellor talks up the government’s economic record and the decisions made at the budget. She makes the obligatory mention of t…
NPCC’s Gavin Stephens says settlement in spending review will cover little more than inflationary pay risesSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use t…
What the chancellor has considered when setting out investment to improve services and security through to the next electionRachel Reeves will announce her highly awaited spending review on Wednesday amid pressure on the government to invest in nationa…
Exclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headwayNigel Farage is the closest to a “tribune for the working class”, the former Bank of England chief economist has said, in a stark warning for Keir…
Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whi…
May’s jobs report was dragged down by loss of 22,000 federal workers’ jobs as Doge cut positionsThe US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, a slowdown compared with recent months as American businesses cope with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s continui…
Housing associations want chancellor to class social housing as critical infrastructure to allow for extra spendingUK politics live – latest updatesHousing bosses representing 1.5m social homes across England will press Rachel Reeves to reclassify affo…