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What will be the top issues facing Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservatives?

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.

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What will be the top issues facing the next Conservative Party leader?

The economy and immigration are two of the biggest issues the next leader of the Opposition will need to tackle.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings: October busiest month of the year so far

Home Office figures show 5,417 people made the journey in 31 days.

Evening Standard

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S&P and Moody’s warn of fresh constraints to public finances after Budget

The ratings agencies were responding to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to lift borrowing and change the UK’s fiscal rules to allow it.

Evening Standard

House price growth slows in October after September high

The annual growth rate was 2.4% last month, as market activity ‘remained relatively resilient’, according to Nationwide.

Evening Standard

Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had no alternative but to raise taxes in her first Budget.

Evening Standard

Government borrowing costs rise further after Budget

UK government bond yields jumped to a one-year high on Thursday after Labour announced a sharp increase in spending in the Budget.

Evening Standard

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Rise in criminals recalled to jail after Tories freed thousands early

More than a third (35%) of prisoners released under the scheme were serving a sentence of six months or less.

Evening Standard

Spending plans mean £9 billion of cuts after next year, economists warn

Economists have suggested Labour’s longer-term spending plans are ‘extremely challenging’ and do not rule out a return to austerity.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings: 564 migrants arrive in UK as man dies attempting journey

The latest figures take the total for 2024 so far to more than 30,000.

Evening Standard

Extra Budget cash for Scotland will not see two-child cap axed, Robison suggests

The Scottish Finance Secretary also appeared to indicate the money will not be used to restore universal winter fuel payments to pensioners.

The Independent UK

Lower pay rises likely due to Budget tax rises, Rachel Reeves admits

The Chancellor acknowledged her decision to raise national insurance contributions for employers could impact wage growth for workers.

Evening Standard

Reeves to face scrutiny over Budget that raises taxes, borrowing and spending

The overall tax burden will reach a record 38.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027-28.

Evening Standard

Historical benchmarks and milestones in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget

Government investment is forecast to reach the highest sustained level since the 1970s.

The Independent UK

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Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used Labour’s first budget since 2010 to put extra money into public services but sent taxes to a post-war high.

The Independent UK

Firms ‘set to pass on most of higher tax costs to employees through lower wages’

The Office for Budget Responsibility said it assumes that firms will ‘pass on most but not all of their higher tax costs to employees’.

The Independent UK

Inflation and mortgage rates elevated by Chancellor’s spending plans, says OBR

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced almost £70 billion of extra spending each year in her maiden budget.

Evening Standard

Chancellor: Budget gives Holyrood its largest ever real-terms funding settlement

Rachel Reeves said the Scottish Government will receive an additional £3.4 billion in 2025-26 due to her tax and spending decisions.

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The Budget: Winners and losers

Who are the winners and losers from the Budget?

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UK economic growth upgraded this year amid ‘temporary boost’ from spending

The Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted that UK gross domestic product will grow by 1.1% in 2024.

The Independent UK

At a glance: How will the 2024 Autumn Budget affect me?

The main points from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Evening Standard

Taxes, borrowing and spending up in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘fixing the foundations of our economy’ but taxes will rise to their highest levels since the Second World War.

Evening Standard

At a glance: Key points from the 2024 Autumn Budget

Here are the main points from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, the first by a Labour government since March 2010.

Evening Standard

Fuel duty frozen as Government maintains 5p cut

In her Budget speech to the Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this is a ‘substantial commitment’.

Evening Standard

Inflation set to stay above 2% for next four years, says OBR

The fiscal watchdog said inflation is expected to be 2.6% next year, significantly ahead of a previous prediction of 1.5%.

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