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UK mortgage approvals for October fall 10% after mini-budget

Homebuyers face higher interest costs, as lending figures slump to lowest monthly total since June 2020

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host

Payment for ‘policy advice’ came from company of hedge fund manager who organised September champagne reception

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Rejection of £1.2bn cross-Channel energy cable project challenged at High Court

Development consent for Aquind’s new subsea electricity link between Portsmouth on the south coast and Normandy in France was refused by then Business

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

What on earth is going on with the massive Bulb bailout?

£4.6bn is an eye-watering amount for consumers to stump up – transparency from the government is long overdue

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

We won’t like any of the four painful ways out of our economic nightmare

We’ve always known that politicians promise too much and deliver too little. But the gap between promises and delivery is a lot wider than it once was. It’s not so much that politicians have become more foolish over time (although, in some cases, that might well be true). It’s that…

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

Scots Tory MP confronted with video of him defending Liz Truss's mini-Budget

A TORY MP has been accused of “tying himself in knots” during an interview in which he was shown a video of himself defending Liz Truss and…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 20, 2022

A stark lesson for Keir Starmer from the budget: the Tories won’t just lose, you have to beat them

Labour’s path to victory was clear when Truss was in office. A politically cunning autumn statement has made it harder, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

What does the Autumn Budget mean for young people?

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced tax hikes and cuts to public spending in his Autumn Budget, but what impact will that have on young people?

Liverpool Echo · Nov 18, 2022

Relief meets fear as UK budget calms economy but brings pain

Britain’s Conservative government is defending its decision to hike taxes for millions of working people in the “squeezed middle” class as it tries to shore up an economy battered by double-digit inflation

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Jeremy Hunt first Tory behind Labour counterpart as ‘best Chancellor’ for nine years

Jeremy Hunt whose Autumn Statement included £24 billion of tax rises

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022