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Interest rates: How will student loans be affected?

Bank of England’s dire new forecast sparks recession fears

The Independent UK

Amazon workers walk out for second day in pay dispute

Staff at the warehouse in Bristol are protesting in response to a 35p-an-hour pay rise being offered by the tech giant

Birmingham Post

Conservative leadership race: ‘Next PM must find billions to help out struggling households’

Carrying on with the current economic policy is ‘not going to cut it’, IFS chief says

Evening Standard

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Companies must rein in profits rather than workers limit pay demands, unions tell Bank of England

Companies should be asked to rein in profits instead of workers urged to limit pay demands, angry union leaders have told the Bank of England.

The Independent UK

ITV Good Morning Britain makes 'empty chair' dig as government minister fails to show up

"So if any ministers are watching, we're ready when you are. It's a very crucial day...for all our viewers looking for answers about what needs to be done."

Manchester Evening News

Recession - live: Bank of England governor defends delay in hiking interest rates

Inflation will reach 13 per cent by the end of the year, the Bank predicts

The Independent UK

Average Scottish house price hits record high

Wider housing market shows signs of slowing, as economic pressures ramp up

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Soaring inflation stokes sharp rise in companies suffering critical financial distress

Over 500,000 companies in distress as Repayment of Covid-support loans adds to pressure

Evening Standard

Interest rates – live: Bank of England confirms rise to 1.75% as inflation to hit 13%

UK to enter ‘deep and protracted’ recession, Bank warns

The Independent UK

Tax remains key divide as leadership campaigns respond to economic outlook

Liz Truss’s campaign has argued for implementing tax cuts quickly, while the Sunak campaign has warned against too much borrowing.

The Independent UK

Sunak defends taking money from deprived urban areas as he faces latest hustings with Liz Truss – as it happened

Candidates face Tory members in Eastbourne; former chancellor, who was filmed saying he tried to divert funds from ‘deprived urban areas’, says it was sensible

The Guardian - UK

BoE's Bailey rebuffs talk of less central bank independence in UK

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pushed back at suggestions by the front-runner to become Britain's next prime minister Liz Truss and her supporters that the government should have a bigger role in how the central bank operates.

Reuters

Workers asking for pay rises risk embedding inflation, says Bank boss

'If everybody tries to beat inflation – in price-setting and wage-setting – it gets worse,’ warns Andrew Bailey

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor urges workers to limit pay rise demands to help others without ‘bargaining power’

Andrew Bailey also rejected criticism bank should have raised interest rates sooner

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Millions face mortgage 'time bomb' of rising prices - see how much more you'll pay

Experts have warned that households face paying thousands of pounds more a year when they do come to remortgage, as rates continue to rise off the back of the Bank of England hike

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng says 'AWOL' PM 'on top of' economic crisis and argues 'I’m here, in a suit'

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng claimed holidaying Boris Johnson and Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi were 'completely on top of what's happening' after Bank of England issued dire warnings

The Guardian - UK

No emergency cost of living help for at least a month, says minister

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says support will not be introduced until ministers return to work

The Independent UK

Next PM will have to find ‘many more billions to help households pay soaring energy bills’

Think tank also warns public services will need more investment

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The Independent UK

Average UK house price falls month on month for first time since June 2021

Following a year of exceptionally strong growth, house prices fell by 0.1% month on month in July, Halifax said.

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living squeeze deepens as recession looms; Felixstowe port strike dates set – as it happened

Strike action will begin on 21st August after talks failed to produce a reasonable pay offer, says Unite union

Daily Mirror

GMB airs footage of empty chair as no minister shows up despite economy crisis

Despite the dim news of the Bank of England's 'doomsday' forecast of recession, no one from the Government turned up to Good Morning Britain to shed light on the forecast

WEKU

The Bank of England predicts a lengthy recession at the end of the year

Soaring natural gas prices are likely to drive consumer price inflation to 13.3% in October, the bank said. That will push Britain into recession later this year, bank forecasts show.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What the interest rate spike means for the country – and for you

In today’s newsletter: The biggest rate rise in nearly 30 years comes amid forecasts of economic decline. How bad might it be?

The Independent UK

Tory leadership - live: Sunak warns ‘we’ll lose election if inflation rampant’ as Truss heckled

Former chancellor says he’s ‘particularly worried’ about policies that worsen crisis after protesters interrupt foreign secretary

Wales Online

Key moments as Truss and Sunak face Tory members in TV debate

Both interviewed by Sky News presenter Kay Burley

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