All news on the topic: British economy

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Jeremy Hunt loses his rag with BBC host after he's given drag queen nickname
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt got annoyed as BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter Amol Rajan accused him of failing to do enough to turn around the economy in the Budget
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Rishi Sunak told to call general election now as Budget flops with voters
Keir Starmer demanded Rishi Sunak call a general election now as he accused him of being 'out of touch, out of ideas and nearly out of road' as the Budget flopped
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Companies House reveals new powers to stop scammers stealing names and addresses
The highly-anticipated changes will be the most significant in the UK's central corporate register's 180-year history, it said
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International market to invest in nature does not exist at scale, MPs are told
UK policymakers, regulators, investors and businesses have started paying more attention to the risks related to nature and the need for the private sector to do something about the worldwide loss of nature
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Jeremy Hunt considers scrapping 'non dom' tax loophole for super-rich in U-turn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had described scrapping the status as the 'wrong thing to do' but is now desperately searching for cash to fund a general tax giveaway at the Budget next week
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UK energy firms moving investments abroad due to lack of support, says poll
Nearly nine in ten (87%) of energy businesses agreed changes to policy are essential to make the UK an attractive investment location for green energy
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Red Sea shipping disruption hits more than half of UK exporters, survey reveals
The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that pressure on businesses will start to build if the problems persist
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Poll shows Labour now leads the Tories even amongst the country's wealthiest
A survey of High Net Worth Individuals by wealth management firm Saltus found they were almost twice as likely to back Keir Starmer over Rishi Sunak at the election
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ScottishPower's supply arm posts £545m profit as energy crisis costs clawed back
The company's earnings were boosted by the price cap mechanism in the first half of the year
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Bank of England 'no longer competent' and its freedom 'must be questioned'
Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg took aim at the Bank of England's response to economic events as Labour used a Commons urgent question to raise concerns over the UK falling into recession
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Struggling pubs beg for help as 750 UK boozers set to shut in next few months
Landlords told The Mirror they are being hammered by soaring energy bills as well as rising business rates, supplier costs and high VAT
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Demand for workers bounces back with 870,000 more jobs advertised, says report
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said there are now around 1.8 million vacancies in total advertised
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Rishi’s promises to kickstart economy in tatters as UK plunges into recession
There are concerns there will be yet more savage cuts to decimated public services - the Office for National Statistics, on Thursday, said the economy shrank by a worse-than-feared 0.3% in the final three months of last year
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'Never again can Rishi Sunak claim to have a plan when his plan is not working'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Rishi Sunak was 'taking the country backwards' after Britain sunk into recession at the end of last year - despite his vow to grow the economy
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Tories deliver leaflet boasting about economy growing on day recession announced
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk's campaign team delivered election leaflets in Cheltenham claiming there's 'good news' for the economy as Britain slipped into recession
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Recession could be last straw for voters as Tories face general election wipeout
Critics have lashed out over the 'Rishi recession' announced this morning - just hours after a mega-poll showed the Tories could be left with just 80 MPs after the election
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'Rishi's recession' shows Sunak can 'no longer claim his plan is working'
Rachel Reeves says Rishi Sunak's economic policies are "in tatters" after ONS data showed the UK entered a recession at the end of last year in a hammer blow to the PM
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UK economy falls into recession in blow for Rishi Sunak - how does it affect you
A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters - or two three-month periods in a row - where gross domestic product (GDP) declines
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12,000 nurses, police officers and firefighters off sick in waiting list chaos
A whopping 8,614 nurses, 2,752 police officers and 568 firefighters are away from work for long term health reasons, according to data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats
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Music artists are to benefit from £1.6m in grants to boost global stage hopes
The Music Export Growth Scheme has helped more than 300 artists over the last decade
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Firms putting job hires on hold as vacancies fall for fourth time in five months
Recruitment agencies reported a fall in placing candidates into permanent jobs, leading to an increase in staff availability
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£100m investment announced to help UK regulate and research AI development
The money will be used on various projects including research, regulation and the creation of a network of AI hubs across the UK
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Top Tory accused of offering 'VIP lane' for Rishi Sunak's wife's firm in UK
A Mirror Investigation has revealed details of a meeting between a top Conservative operator and the tech company in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata has £624m in shares
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BT, Greggs and Rolls Royce bosses among leaders on Business Council to advise PM
The Prime Minister's Business Council for this year follows last year's iteration of the group, which met with the PM throughout the year