UK economic growth slows as budget jitters and high interest rates take toll
Blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves as she attempts push the UK to the top of the G7 growth league
Rachel Reeves
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in London
Planet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffees
Outgoing Coalition has serious amount of work to do to persuade voters
Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure
Tories shout ‘we told you so’ after Rachel Reeves’ tax-and-spend Labour budget
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who could have been an MI6 spy, muses whether to accept any Tory defectors there might be after a new leader is announced on Saturday to replace Rishi Sunak
Big tax and spending hikes, but little growth from the UK budget
Rachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wanted
European stocks fall after downbeat forecasts from chip companies
FTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously feared
North’s businesses face higher costs post British budget
Increases to national insurance and minimum wage to boost employers’ bills
Rachel Reeves increases taxes by £40bn in budget to address ‘black hole’ in UK’s public finances
Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education
Rachel Reeves: the UK chancellor with the ‘toughest job since WW2′
London Letter: Reeves will deliver a difficult budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday
Flutter shares slide as UK government mulls £3bn tax hike for gambling sector
Finance minister Rachel Reeves could announce the tax in her maiden budget on October 30th
Keir Starmer’s first 100 days: after a ‘good start’, his Labour government has lost its shine at an alarming speed
The UK’s budget this month takes on near-totemic importance for Labour as it tries to reset the narrative
Rupert Murdoch succession saga completes stage one of its Reno era
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Rachel Reeves accentuates positives as she seeks to puncture gloomy economic mood at conference
Heckler interrupts the new chancellor’s speech in Liverpool
Keir Starmer prepares for his first Labour conference as prime minister as infighting breaks out among his team
Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray is targeted by anonymous internal critics
Bank of England holds interest rates at 5%
UK central bank also confirms plan to sell down its government bond holdings at current rate of £100bn a year
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British chancellor Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
If Britain is broken, here are ideas on how to fix it
Central London gathering of policy experts and academics hears suggestions about how to revive Britain’s public services and stuttering economy
Britain’s Labour government would love to have the Coalition’s problems
How to spend the budget surplus wisely without building up problems for the future is the big conundrum facing the Government
Jack Chambers says AIB share sale provides ‘option to do more’ on delivery of housing
Minister for Finance also discusses renewable energy investment with Britain’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves during trip to London
Policymakers need to rethink working of some rules
On both sides of the Atlantic, the configuration of strictures on central banks and governments may risk economic wellbeing
Keir Starmer’s Labour may be about to show Ireland how it’s done
The risk is that by the time there is a wider acceptance of the need to move more quickly on vital infrastructure projects, it will be too late
UK markets advance on foot of Labour’s election night sweep
Hope that a new era of calmer, moderate British politics can avoid fiscal turmoil that upended bond markets in 2022
Destination Downing Street for Starmer and Reeves as UK election enters endgame
Planet Business: The Telegraph’s uncertain future, Disney’s Inside Out 2 joy, and McDonald’s AI ordering fails
‘Brexit has been a disaster and they don’t want to talk about it’: Labour Party face awkward questions on the campaign trail
Rachel Reeves, who is on course to become the first female chancellor of the exchequer, is eyeing economic growth and an improved trade deal with the EU
Government considers incentives to help Dublin stock exchange after loss of big hitters
Financial services minister Neale Richmond has warned Britain it will not get ‘free pass’ on Brexit rules if Labour wins the UK election
UK economy stalls in build up to election
Recession rebound appears to be losing momentum as highest interest rates in 16 years continue to drag
How Labour wants to change the British economy
Their plans should not make things worse. But can they make them better?
A big week for the man dubbed ‘Ted Heath with an Instagram account’
Planet Business: ‘Decacorns’, the P&O boss’s admission and an actual rise in CD sales
Johnson faces backlash after comparing Ukraine war to Brexit vote
Sunak attempts to defend PM’s remarks that both British and Ukrainians ‘choose freedom’
Audit profession unattractive to new recruits, says PwC UK boss
Kevin Ellis warns criticism from politicians and regulators is harming reputation of sector
British MP Peter Kyle appointed as Labour’s shadow secretary for NI
Removal of Louise Haigh from role not related to comments on Irish unity, MP says
Industry leaders urge Johnson to stop his ministers bickering over gas situation
Labour’s shadow chancellor accuses chancellor Rishi Sunak of being missing in action
Johnson accused of putting his self-interest ahead of the welfare of the North
Labour’s conference has been overshadowed by a resignation and a description of the Conservative cabinet as scum
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