False hope is worse than no hope. Labour won’t make promises it can’t keep

Tory mismanagement of public finances will make the party’s task difficult if it wins power, and that is why we won’t pledge what we can’t deliver on, writes shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

Starmer’s Labour are not the Tories. But they are timid

The opposition must accept there will be huge challenges if they win the election. But they do not have to accept Brexit

Jeremy Hunt to unveil pension fund deal aimed at helping fast-growing firms

Chancellor expected to reveal ‘compact’ agreement with some of UK’s largest investment firms in Mansion House speech

Missions v priorities: how Starmer’s policy goals compare with Sunak’s

As the Labour leader completes his key pledges, we compare them with the prime minister’s – and assess how firm they are

Stubborn UK inflation may lead to 7% interest rates, economists warn

JP Morgan says risk of ‘hard landing’ for economy heightened, with higher borrowing costs hitting business

Risks of UK housing crash rising by the day as fixed-rate mortgage deals end

The tipping point for the economy could come if fixed-rate mortgages rise above 7%

Crisis, crisis, everywhere … why regulatory failure is at the heart of Britain’s many problems

Thames Water’s woes are a sign that basic oversight of critical industries simply isn’t happening, says Nick Butler of King’s College London

The Guardian view on private water companies: a disaster made in the City

Editorial: England has become an asset management society with predictably calamitous results

Best of frenemies: can George Osborne and Ed Balls’s blokey bantz erase austerity’s scars?

The former adversaries are launching an economics podcast. Somehow I doubt there will be a reckoning with the past

Severn Trent chief proposes ‘social purpose’ water firms amid utilities crisis

Liv Garfield seeks backing from Labour for reforms as government eyes temporary renationalisation of Thames Water

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to commit to nationalising water firms

Exclusive: Thames Water crisis prompts call for rethink on party’s decision to ditch nationalisation policy

England’s water companies are ‘environmentally insolvent’, study says

Firms are unable to raise £260bn to deal with sewage spillages according to researchers

Call for Thames Water inquiry after children fell ill after swimming in river

Campaigners condemn pollution and shortages as government and regulator discuss possible bailout

Bank of England’s quantitative easing scheme let ‘inflation take root’

UK economy became reliant on cheap money due to the Bank’s actions, warns former permanent secretary to the Treasury

Government scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost £169,000 per person, Home Office says – as it happened

Home secretary says benefits of deterring irregular immigration should also be considered, as economic impact assessment published