The Guardian view on the care home sector: trouble looms as rents rise Editorial: An inflationary environment makes care home collapses more probable, given the way they’re financing themselves The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
North East chamber urges Government to invest in region in Budget Business group said that "investment in the North East is a down payment on future growth and prosperity" Birmingham Post · Feb 2, 2023
UK heading for recession - but won't be as bad as expected, says Bank of England The Bank of England warned that an economic slump is looming but it will be shorter and shallower than predicted thanks to falling energy prices and inflation starting to ease Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
Sorry, Jeremy Hunt, we older people want to work. But bosses just don’t want us to The chancellor says that Britain needs us oldies back in employment, but the discrimination we face is an outrage, says Dorothy Byrne The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Liz Truss’s growth agenda still haunting the corridors of Westminster Conservative Growth Group rises out of ashes of shortest-serving PM’s tenure, but Truss herself is keeping a low profile publicly The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Tory MPs urge Hunt to bring forward tax cuts after bleak IMF forecast Chancellor defiant as pressure mounts with warning from within that party could face end of an era in government The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Jeremy Hunt resists calls from ‘depressed’ Tory MPs to commit to tax cuts The chancellor has repeatedly warned his first priority is to get sky-high inflation under control The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
Hunt faces calls for tax cuts and fuel duty freeze from Tory backbench MPs The Chancellor did not rule out a fuel duty hike during a grilling by the 1922 Committee, according to MPs who attended. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
Given a chance to cheer Tories’ economic failure, Hunt is nowhere to be seen If making the country poorer was a symbol of success, the IMF report was a Brexit day bonus The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
When is Budget Day 2023? What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s statement The Chancellor set out his plans amid a soaring cost of living crisis Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023
Sunak tries to remain above fray as public sector strikes continue PM likely to find it increasingly difficult to stay out of debate as industrial action escalates The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Medical students told to 'drop out while you can' despite NHS staffing crisis EXCLUSIVE: Medical students are needed to help bolster an already understaffed NHS workforce, but financial difficulties and the prospect burnout from exhausting shifts has left many feeling worried about what the future holds Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023
Watch: James Cartlidge makes statement after IMF forecasts UK economy to shrink Watch as British junior finance minister James Cartlidge makes a statement on the latest IMF forecast, which slashes the UK’s growth outlook. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
Greater Manchester's 'hidden army' of unemployed people lost in the cracks Report reveals North-South divide in numbers of people classed as 'involuntarily inactive' Manchester Evening News · Jan 31, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023 Britain to be worst-performing major economy this year, warns IMF; UK mortgage approvals tumble and company insolvencies surge – as it happened Britain is the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023, the IMF says, as higher energy prices, rising mortgage costs and increased taxes hit growth.
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 IMF warns UK economy is set for sharp contraction in ‘weakest performance among G7’ IMF predicts UK economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023 as Britain looks set to suffer more than most from soaring inflation
Wales Online · Jan 31, 2023 UK tipped to be weakest major economy in world as cost-of-living crisis hits households hard The IMF has predicted UK output to shrink by 0.6% this year
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 UK economy to shrink more than Russia, predicts IMF The forecast leaves the UK economy languishing behind sanctions-hit Russia
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023 Britain the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023 IMF says UK economy is likely to contract 0.6% as rising interest rates and higher taxes take toll
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023 UK economy to go BACKWARDS in 2023 with worst performance of all major nations The UK is set to see its economy contract 0.6% this year according to the International Monetary Fund which will be the worst performance of all the advanced nations
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023 UK recession warning as IMF predicts weakest performance among G7 Britain's economy will slam into reverse this year as the cost-of-living crisis hits households hard, the International Monetary Fund warns
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023 Labour demands Rishi Sunak reveals non-dom tax status costs after Zahawi scandal Opposition sets deadline for government to reveal how much ‘unfair’ tax status is costing Exchequer
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023 Labour urges Government to reveal intentions to scrap non-dom status The party said it wants the Government to publish details by the end of February of whether it has considered getting rid of the tax status.
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023 Jeremy Hunt must ensure ‘Silicon Valley UK’ vision doesn’t leave people behind The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is an optimist, happy to believe that “when it comes to the innovation industries that will shape and define this century, the UK is powerfully positioned to play a leading role”. His speech at Bloomberg on Friday was full of enthusiastic references to digital technology, life…
Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023 The key events from Sunak’s first 100 days in office The Prime Minister has endured an eventful few months in Number 10