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Senior ministers have dismissed the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian reported Rachel Reeves was considering it.

ONS data showing British national output rose in the final quarter of 2024 defies forecasts of a 0.1% decline.

Ministers were accused of a ’colossal act of cowardice’ in a backlash over the Renters Reform Bill after Michael Gove backtracked on a promised ban of no-fault evictions