25 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'Honesty is best policy for Rachel Reeves and she has to admit Labour was wrong'

The Chancellor needs to tell us in her Budget that to fix our broken economy we all need to pay more tax, with the wealthiest paying the most, Brian Reade says. Because Labour has nothing to lose right now

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63 h. ago Interest rates: Why did the Bank stick to 4% and what does it mean?

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

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67 h. ago Bank of England says inflation has ‘peaked’ as interest rates kept at 4%

Members of the nine-strong committee pointed to a ‘gradual’ easing of rates in the longer term.

Economics

68 h. ago Government says ‘fairer’ motoring tax system is needed amid pay

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil a policy to introduce a 3p per mile tax for EVs when she delivers her Budget, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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2 d. ago Introducing 3p per mile EV fee at Budget could be ‘poll tax on wheels’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil the policy when she delivers her November 26 Budget, it has been reported.

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3 d. ago Barratt Redrow sells more homes despite ‘challenging’ market

The UK’s biggest housebuilder called on the Government to support first-time buyers as it updated investors on its recent trading.

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2 w. ago Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibilityThe UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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