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Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner

The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack

The Guardian - UK

A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish?

George Robertson has joined Reform and the Tories in making the case. Look welfare recipients in the face and say that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

UK motor fuel prices rise since Middle East conflict began, and energy bills could jump 10% in July – as it happened

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Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026

Businesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution Foundation

The Guardian - UK

I hope Rachel Reeves does raise income tax – there’s a way she can do it fairly

The chancellor might need to break manifesto pledges and a 50-year taboo, but she has a chance to steer UK finances back on track, says Ruth Curtice of the Resolution Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Reeves urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto

Tax experts said the fiscal backdrop to the Chancellor’s November Budget is ‘desperate’.

Evening Standard

Voices: It’s a disgrace that home is a luxury the young can no longer afford

COMMENT : The Office for National Statistics says London prices have got so out of whack that even the top earners can’t afford to buy, and it’s not much better in the rest of England. It’s time to get building, now, writes James Moore

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Tax rises in, two-child limit out: what Resolution Foundation’s boss is urging Reeves before budget

Pensions triple lock should also go, says Ruth Curtice, a former civil servant who says it’s ‘nice to be allowed to say what you think’

The Guardian - UK

Families in Britain are £20,000 worse off than 20 years ago, report warns

Income stagnation over the past two decades is ‘unprecedented in modern times,’ damning new report warns

The Independent UK

Council tax bills set to rise at fastest rate for two decades, economist warns

Paul Johnson said council tax bills could rise by 5% a year following the Chancellor’s spending review

Evening Standard

The UK is turning into a 'National Health State', experts say after Rachel Reeves' spending review

The Resolution Foundation warned that funding for the NHS was increasingly coming at the expense of other public services

Evening Standard

Britain morphing into ‘National Health State’, says think tank

The NHS has received an extra £29 billion per year for day-to-day spending and more cash for capital investment.

Evening Standard

Labour’s botched winter fuel U-turn raises questions over its purpose in power

There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limit

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