One year on, most voters say Brexit has gone badly

An Opinium poll on the anniversary of Britain quitting the EU also found that 42% of people who voted Leave in 2016 had a negative view of how it had turned out

The OBR’s Richard Hughes: ‘With a shock like Covid, you get information from wherever you can’

The economic forecaster was once thrown into Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation crisis. Now he faces another fast-moving challenge

Brexit one year on: so how’s it going?

Those promised rewards for Britain of leaving the EU should surely be with us by now. What have been the costs and gains of ‘taking our country back’?

UK and the EU set to remain best of enemies as 2022 dawns

From fishing and farming to Northern Ireland, our writers assess the impact of Brexit

In an act of brazen treachery, Rishi Sunak is sabotaging Boris Johnson’s policies

The Tories’ key initiatives are in trouble because the chancellor won’t fund them, says Michael Jacobs, professor of political economy at the University of Sheffield

UK economy grew more slowly than expected before Omicron hit

GDP at 1.1% between July and September compared with the 1.3% initial estimate, says ONS

Five million families in England face big social housing rent hike, warns thinktank

Resolution Foundation says biggest rise for decade of 4.1% will coincide with higher taxes, rising inflation and soaring energy bills

Sunak accused of not doing enough to help Omicron-hit businesses

Chancellor announces £1bn package mostly for hospitality and leisure firms but refuses to revive furlough

Sunak’s Omicron bailout: what’s on offer, and is it enough?

Analysis: chancellor’s £1bn in emergency support includes relaunch of sick pay rebate but not of furlough

It’s Rishi Sunak, not the Bank of England, who needs to act to get the UK’s economy firing again

The questions which will determine whether families feel the pinch this Christmas and beyond are all up to the chancellor, says Carys Roberts of the IPPR

Interest rate rise sends the wrong message in difficult times

It makes no sense to switch from caution to abruptly increasing borrowing costs when Omicron endangers the economy

UK-Australia trade deal is more golden duck than golden goose

Analysis: In purely economic terms the first post-Brexit trade deal negotiated from scratch will save each UK household £1 a year

Rishi Sunak flies back from California to help Covid-hit businesses

Businesses demand chancellor sets up financial support to help struggling hospitality sector after mixed messaging on Omicron

Rising inflation spooks Bank of England rate-setters into taking action

Analysis: on this occasion the MPC has decided the threat of inflation becoming embedded is greater than the risk to growth

Sunak warns over multibillion cost of booster programme

Exclusive: Chancellor said to not have opposed jab regime but warned of spending cuts or tax rises to pay for it