‘Welcome news’: Reaction as Bank of England cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed the decision by the Bank of England to cut interest rates for the…
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‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’
Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and…
‘High interest rates and strict fiscal rules box Labour in – but it still has options’
Labour is going to face a potentially existential problem if – as seems very likely – it is…
Reeves: Interest rates hike “incredibly worrying” for struggling households
Rachel Reeves has declared that the latest rise in interest rates will be “incredibly worrying” for already struggling…
Nowak warns UK ‘teetering on brink of recession’ amid job losses in key sectors
Paul Nowak has warned that the UK is “teetering on the brink of recession” and urged ministers to…
Labour rules out free school meals for all primary pupils despite MPs’ pressure
It is the definition of nipping it in the bud. Dozens of Labour MPs were reported last night…
Briefing: Labour targets Sunak’s mortgage woes, MPs mark Windrush
Labour has amped up the pressure on Rishi Sunak by setting out a five-point plan for how the party would…
Labour unveils five-point plan to ‘ease Tory mortgage penalty’ as costs surge
Labour has unveiled a five-point plan to “ease the Tory mortgage penalty” amid warnings of an “eye-watering” hit…
Reeves warns UK on “path of managed decline” following interest rate increase
Rachel Reeves has warned that the UK is on a “path of managed decline” under the Tories after…
Reeves: Interest rate rise shows Tories have “lost control of the economy”
Rachel Reeves has argued the increase in interest rates, from 3% to 3.5%, is “further evidence that the…
