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Chancellor backs interest rate hikes even if they push UK into recession

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK into…

The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2023

Jeremy Hunt backs interest rate hikes even if they cause recession; UK retail sales jump – as it happened

Chancellor says “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down high prices behind cost of living crisis, as mortgage rates climb

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

June dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

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Jeremy Hunt ‘comfortable’ with recession if needed to cut inflation and stabilise economy

There are fears the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee may have to raise interest rates to as high as 5.5 per cent to tackle inflation

Evening Standard · May 26, 2023

Life sciences sector to get £650m ‘war chest’ in new funding package

It is the latest effort to follow up on the prime minister’s pledge to turn the UK into a ‘science superpower’

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

GPs could be offered bonuses to increase patient numbers in clinical trials

Package of measures for UK life sciences sector also includes overhauling regulatory process for new medicines

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

All the DWP benefit and support payments confirmed in June

It comes after millions received Cost of Living support payments from the DWP and HMRC in May

Bristol Post · May 25, 2023

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June dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Why food prices remain ‘worryingly high’ despite inflation falling

Consumers are continuing to face soaring prices for cupboard essentials, even as overall inflation eases

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Failure to grasp UK inflation drivers will continue to keep prices high

Energy prices have fallen, and farming and manufacturing costs have eased, so why are food prices still accelerating?

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

UK inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check

Official figures show that inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which caused energy and food costs to surge

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

UK interest rates forecast to jump above 5% this year after higher-than-expected inflation – as it happened

Rolling, live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as consumer price index inflation reaches 8.7%, well above forecasts

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

June dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

IMF’s anti-tax cut stance may give Rishi Sunak cover to resist Tory right

UK ministers will use improved forecast to claim plans are working – but IMF also urged more action to protect vulnerable people

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

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Nottingham Post · May 23, 2023

All the DWP benefit and support payments confirmed in June

It comes as around 900,000 households received cost-of-living payments worth about £300 million in total in early May

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Homeowners warned they could be hit with two interest rate hikes this summer

IMF warns that interest rates will rise further but forecast that the UK would avoid a recession

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Bank of England admits it made errors in inflation forecasts

The Bank’s top economist Huw Pill acknowledged forecasts for inflation were ‘too low’, leading to mistakes in its decision-making

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

IMF says UK no longer heading for recession but urges against tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt should squeeze public spending and cut debt, says Washington-based body

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The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF; Bank of England governor says ‘big lessons to learn’ after inflation shock – as it happened

New IMF report shows “a big upgrade to the UK’s growth forecast” says Jeremy Hunt, with UK expected to grow by 0.4% this year not shrink by 0.3%

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

June dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Grocery price inflation drops slightly but remains sky-high

Price rises failed to dampen spirits at coronation as shoppers spent an additional £218 million in week King was officially crowned

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Jeremy Hunt warns debt is too high as Government borrowing hits near record £25 billion

Government borrowing soared to a near record £25.6 billion last month amid the cost of energy support schemes, higher benefit payments and rising debt interest, official figures revealed on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2023

Five times Tory politicians have been rapped for using dodgy stats

THE UK statistics watchdog has sent a warning to Jeremy Hunt following an inaccuracy in his tweets last month.

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2023

Chancellor pulled up by statistics watchdog for inaccuracy over public debt

JEREMY Hunt has been pulled up by the official statistics watchdog over inaccuracy in his claims about public debt.

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Officials warned over accuracy after Jeremy Hunt tweet on public debt

Exclusive: Statistics watchdog speaks to Treasury staff after chancellor conflates fall in debt with a less steep rise than first predicted

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