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Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of povertyRachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could …
Chancellor interviewed on Radio 5 Live and says it’s unfair to penalise children in bigger families. This live blog is closedReeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budgetFarage said the problems facing small businesses were not a failur…
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homesThe scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning changes, which seek to rip up environmental rules to boo…
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income householdsRachel Reeves has been told that cutting funding for home insulation at the budget would risk the UK’s climate goals and hurt low-income househ…
Almost one in five school-leavers in West Midlands town are not in education, employment or training and chancellor is under pressure to deliver promised ‘youth guarantee’It is a rainy day in Dudley and Alex Jones and his friends are taking shelter und…
Close-run vote raises hopes of rates cut in December, with inflation now having peaked at 3.8%Business live – latest updatesThere were reasons to be cheerful contained within the Bank of England’s latest verdict on the outlook for the UK economy, relea…
Policymakers keep borrowing costs at 4% before crucial budget while also warning of persistent weak growthAnalysis: Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 4% is not all doom and gloomThe Bank of England has opened the door to a December i…
UK bank shares rise after reports, with chancellor wanting sector to remain competitive to help economic growthThe chancellor has decided against increasing taxes on banks in this month’s budget, according to reports, which sent UK bank shares higher o…
Boss of supermarket urges Rachel Reeves not to fuel inflation with tax rises on retailers and suppliersThe boss of Sainsbury’s has urged Rachel Reeves not to fuel inflation with tax rises on retailers and their suppliers and says shoppers are delaying …
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra…