2 hours ago Downing Street insists Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for whole of this parliament’

The prime minister told an audience in east London that he is ‘completely confident’ in his team as pressure grows over the economy

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6 hours ago Starmer refuses to guarantee Reeves will stay Chancellor as markets hammer the UK AGAIN with borrowing costs spiking and Pound sliding

Traders have pushed the government's borrowing costs even higher, while the Pound lost more ground against the dollar.

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3 hours ago Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Reeves despite pressure on UK chancellor

Prime minister says she is doing a ‘fantastic job’ but declines to promise she will be in post at the next election

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2 hours ago No10 scrambles to prop up Rachel Reeves saying she WILL stay Chancellor until 2029

The PM's spokesman insisted she would be Chancellor 'for the whole of this Parliament' - hours after Keir Starmer raised eyebrows by refusing to offer that guarantee.

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7 hours ago Starmer AI speech LIVE: PM claims £14bn tech plan can ‘save lives’ and make UK an ‘AI superpower’

The pound is under further pressure as Government borrowing costs continued to push to multi-decade highs

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3 hours ago UK politics live: Reeves urged to call urgent meeting with banks as economy decline prompts austerity fears

The pound is under further pressure as Government borrowing costs continued to push to multi-decade highs

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5 hours ago UK politics live: Starmer backs Reeves over economy as he launches plan to make Britain ‘AI superpower’

The pound is under further pressure as Government borrowing costs continued to push to multi-decade highs

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6 hours ago Keir Starmer gives full backing to Rachel Reeves as he claims AI can double UK productivity in a few years

The PM claimed the Chancellor was doing a ‘fantastic job’ despite the controversy over her Budget and the Pound’s drop in value

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8 hours ago Starmer AI speech live: PM unveils ‘golden age’ of major reforms as downcast economy bites

The pound is under further pressure as Government borrowing costs continued to push to multi-decade highs

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10 hours ago UK politics live: Treasury calls for ‘ruthless spending cuts’ as Reeves contends with fresh economy blow

The pound is under further pressure as Government borrowing costs continued to push to multi-decade highs

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11 hours ago Ruben Amorim refuses to guarantee Marcus Rashford will EVER play for Man Utd again

Marcus Rashford is heading for Manchester United's exit door and could have already played his final minutes for the club as Ruben Amorim continues to leave him out of his plans

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29 hours ago ‘Australia deserves a champion’: Alex de Minaur ready to meet great expectations | Simon Cambers

World No 8 is coming off a career-best year as pressure mounts to become the first homegrown Australian Open men’s singles champion since 1976Playing at home in front of a home crowd can go one of two ways. For some, it’s an inspiration, they play their best tennis at the most important moments. For others, it can be crippling, the tension ripping through their body and stopping them from playing the way they so dearly want to.Think Sam Stosur, the Australian who won the US Open in sensational style in 2011, beating Serena Williams in the final, but for whom the expectations at Melbourne Park were simply too stressful. For all his talent, Nick Kyrgios’s best run in Melbourne is a quarter-final effort in 2015. Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo made one quarter-final at Roland-Garros but triumphed in Australia and at Wimbledon. Continue reading...

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