8 h. ago Bank governor warns of risks of cutting regulation in bid for growth

Andrew Bailey said in a speech in Amsterdam he can see evidence that there is a ‘risk of history showing signs of repeating itself’.

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9 h. ago Baroness Michelle Mone resigns as Conservative peer after PPE scandal

Michelle Mone, who has links to PPE Medpro wrote a letter to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after accusing Chancellor Rachel Reeves of using 'dangerous and inflammatory' language about her

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30 h. ago UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears

Children’s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among youngThe government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inquiry.Giving evidence to the inquiry’s public hearing on Thursday, Anne Longfield said a “doom loop” of fatalism among ministers meant the government failed to do more to help children. She argued that the prolonged lockdowns and school closures were responsible for the explosion in mental health, welfare and behaviour difficulties still being experienced by children and young people. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Autumn Budget uncertainty weighing on consumer confidence, Taylor Wimpey says

The Buckinghamshire-based housebuilder nonetheless said it was ready to lean in to the ‘pressing need’ for new homes in the UK.

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3 d. ago Streeting rules out Government imposing VAT on private healthcare

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced repeated questions about whether she will raise taxes, including VAT, when she delivers the Budget in November.

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3 d. ago Britain and China 'will battle for Bitcoin queen's fortune': £5billion of cryptocurrency could plug hole in Rachel Reeves' budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has apparently earmarked the money to help fill a blackhole in her Budget.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'mulling VAT raid on middle classes' as Chancellor ditches pledge not to raise taxes

The Prime Minister will say Britain stands at a fork in the road with a choice between decency and division

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3 d. ago Britain and China 'will battle for Bitcoin queen's fortune' after she laundered cryptocurrency from £5BN investment fraud

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has apparently earmarked the money to help fill a blackhole in her Budget.

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4 d. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves urges Labour members to have 'faith' after bruising weeks

In a rallying call to Labour members after a bruising few weeks, the Chancellor urged them to 'take pride' in the party's achievements after almost 15 months in Downing Street

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4 d. ago 'Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech scored zero for humour

Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech to conference was upbeat and defiant, says Paul Routledge reporting live from Liverpool

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves stokes tax fears by warning of 'tough choices' in Budget and takes a swipe at Andy Burnham in Labour conference speech

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she was going to keep taxes 'as low as possible' as Brits brace for more pain in her fiscal package on November 26.

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4 d. ago Reeves warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by ‘global headwinds’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appears on course to hike some taxes in November’s Budget.

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage is 'greatest threat' to livelihoods, says Chancellor

Rachel Reeves accused the Reform UK leader of pushing ‘falsehoods’ and ‘easy answers’

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves speech: Chancellor warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by 'global headwinds'

Chancellor vows to keep control of public finances and “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people”

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4 d. ago Heckler interrupts Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech

The Chancellor was setting out measures Labour had taken to protect key British industries as the member of the audience in Liverpool began shouting

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech is interrupted by Gaza protest as she touts 'patriotism'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was interrupted by shouts from the audience in Liverpool about 'genocide'.

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4 d. ago ‘OBR needs to change way it forecasts economic performance’, Reeves says

The Chancellor told broadcasters only one full forecast should be done a year as Government aims to only change fiscal policies once annually.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to announce new benefits sanctions in major speech at Labour conference

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will today announce a new scheme as she demands that benefits and Universal Credit should not be viewed as an alternative to employment

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to rule out tax rises as Chancellor admits 'the world has changed'

The UK Chancellor said she was "determined not to increase key taxes that working people pay" when she announces the Budget next month.

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4 d. ago Labour conference: Rachel Reeves says Reform's immigration plans are 'racist' but people who support Nigel Farage are not

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be among Cabinet minister giving speeches.

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