The 12 trees blocking a £160m bus route
As a busway threatens to rip through 60-acres of biodiverse Cambridgeshire countryside, residents are fighting to preserve ...
Ed Miliband AGAIN refuses to back Heathrow's third runway despite Rachel Reeves warning the project is essential for growth
Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband argued that the airport plans would be 'assessed' on whether they meet environmental targets.
Starmer's 'crisis summit' after BoE growth alert: PM gathers Cabinet to 'take stock' amid 'Stagflation' warnings - with fears Labour will have to hike taxes again or cut s…
Keir Starmer is holding a special meeting of ministers in Westminster to 'take stock' after new forecasts underlined the ...
Squirming Ed Miliband put on spot by BBC's Charlie Stayt over Heathrow expansion
Ed Miliband was left squirming as he was grilled on Labour's backing for the Heathrow expansion. The Government will support ...
Rachel Reeves faces £1.3bn ‘triple lock’ headache
Rachel Reeves is facing a £1.3bn “triple lock” headache as spiking inflation pushes up the cost of the state pension.
Government's £22bn investment in 'unproven' carbon capture technology is 'risky', MPs say
The Government’s £22 billion backing of “unproven” technology to capture and store carbon emissions is high risk, MPs have ...
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What the papers say – February 7
And the Daily Mail hails the news as a “new era of stagflation” for Britain. The i paper writes Ms Reeves may have to raise ...
'New era of stagflation' and 'putrid' figures for Reeves
The Times also says the Bank's alert is a setback for Reeves as it says there was a warning of a new squeeze on living standards. The Bank cut interest rates to 4.5% as it attempts to stimulate the ...
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey answers YOUR questions from Rachel Reeves’ Budget to Trump’s trade war
THE Bank of England yesterday lowered interest rates from 4.75 per cent to 4.5, while halving its growth forecasts amid fears ...
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% and slashes UK growth forecast
The Bank says the UK economy will grow by 0.75% in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 1.5%, while inflation is expected to rise.
Second watchdog chief ousted amid Reeves’s clampdown on anti-growth regulation
Abby Thomas has stepped down as head of the Financial Ombudsman Service The head of a leading consumer watchdog has been ...
BoE’s grim outlook highlights scale of the challenge for Rachel Reeves
The weak outlook underlines the challenge facing chancellor Rachel Reeves after she pledged that growth was the government’s number one mission. It raised fresh questions about the fiscal outlook, ...