UK Economy

Article thumbnail: British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt arrives at a back entrance of Downing Street in London, Britain, December 19, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Nicola Horlick

We are in recession - and the EU is our way out

It will be impossible to re-establish growth without tackling our post-Brexit woes 

Politics

Cut taxes and interest rates to avoid recession, senior Tories warn

Politics

Hunt warned not to pressure independent Bank of England over interest rates

Article thumbnail: (FILES) People queue to enter a job centre in east London on July 20, 2016. The UK unemployment rate jumped to a two-year high in the three months to the end of June, official data showed on August 15, 2023, as the country grapples with stubbornly-high inflation and a cost of living crisis. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2 percent compared to 4.0 percent in the three months to the end of May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics

Hunt confirms tax cuts next year if 'we are able'

Politics

Cost of living crisis to ease - but poorest will still struggle

Article thumbnail: Food prices are still up 9.2 per cent from a year ago and have been one of the main drivers of the recent surge in inflation more generally (Photo: Image Source/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Food prices are still up 9.2 per cent from a year ago and have been one of the main drivers of the recent surge in inflation more generally (Photo: Image Source/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: File photo dated 26/01/18 of a UK five pound, ten pound, twenty pound and fifty pound notes with one pound coins. A "concerning" rise in vehicle-related complaints has been recorded by the financial ombudsman, which said it is increasingly hearing from people who are worried about whether they can pay their finance deals. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said complaints have been increasing in two separate sectors - consumer credit and insurance. Issue date: Thursday December 14, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story MONEY Complaints. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 26/01/18 of a UK five pound, ten pound, twenty pound and fifty pound notes with one pound coins. A "concerning" rise in vehicle-related complaints has been recorded by the financial ombudsman, which said it is increasingly hearing from people who are worried about whether they can pay their finance deals. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said complaints have been increasing in two separate sectors - consumer credit and insurance. Issue date: Thursday December 14, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story MONEY Complaints. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: LONDON, UK - DECEMBER 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves the Prime Minister's Office to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in London, United Kingdom on December 13, 2023 (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, UK - DECEMBER 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves the Prime Minister's Office to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in London, United Kingdom on December 13, 2023 (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)