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National wealth fund is intended to pull in private investment and create thousands of new jobs in areas beyond the south-eastThe Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, pu…
The chancellor has room for giveaways in this week’s budget, but business and consumer groups fear he will hold them back for the electionJeremy Hunt is under pressure to be generous when he delivers his first budget speech since he became chancellor l…
Rachel Reeves tasks chancellor with finding money to double England’s doctor and nurse training placesRachel Reeves has challenged Jeremy Hunt to find the money for Labour’s plan to double training places for doctors and nurses – pointing out he said h…
Labour leader tells business leaders he is determined ‘to fix the fundamentals’ of the British economyUK politics live – latest news updatesKeir Starmer has defended his five “national missions” against criticism by the former shadow chancellor Ed Ball…
Labour leader to set out policy details for how to grow stalled UK economyKeir Starmer is to launch his five “national missions” which will form the building blocks of Labour’s next manifesto as the party starts to set out how it would transform the co…
Economy contracted in December by 0.5% after expansion of 0.1% and 0.55% in previous two monthsBusiness live updates: UK ‘not out of woods yet’ – Jeremy HuntThe UK avoided entering a recession at the end of last year by the narrowest of margins, offici…
Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology. This live blog is closedKey appointments in reshuffleThis is from TalkTV’s Kate McCann.“Next hour or so …” We’ll see. Reshuffles…
Exclusive: small business and hospitality groups urge rethink to let firms renegotiate fairer contracts and stave off closureGroups representing more than 100,000 UK firms have accused ministers of taking a “scattergun” approach to supporting businesse…
Frontbencher to call for more help with energy bills for householders and to promise massive green power programmeRachel Reeves has said she wants to be “Britain’s first green chancellor” ahead of a speech in which she will call on ministers to extend …
Labour’s top team take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s absence from the World Economic ForumIt was blue versus red in Davos. Within minutes of the business secretary, Grant Shapps, regaling a CBI lunch at the swanky Belvedere hotel about his plans to “scale…