Four-day week? Not if it means a pay cut, say British workers Poll shows 80% of Britons against reduction in working hours if accompanied by a cut in wages
UK wealth gap widens in pandemic as richest get £50,000 windfall Resolution Foundation finds rising house and asset prices have ‘turbo-charged’ gap between richest and poorest
Feelgood factor: what an England victory in Euro 2020 could mean for the economy Analysis: National sporting success has failed to boost the economy in the past, but this time might be different
Labour’s ‘Buy British’ policy isn’t nostalgia – it’s a smart response to new realities A pledge to use the state’s £290bn procurement budget to buy from British companies is all about a future outside the EU, says James Meadway of IPPR
It’s pointless attacking Britain’s pension increase. Ultimately we’ll all benefit from it The 8% rise and the triple lock may seem an intergenerational unfairness. But there are almost 2 million OAPs living in poverty, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Rishi Sunak hints at suspension to pension triple lock Chancellor refuses to say whether guarantee introduced in 2010 will be honoured this year
The Guardian view on Morrisons: for sale, one supermarket chain, very careful owners Editorial: It shouldn’t take a bidding battle to realise that it matters who owns our firms and how they are run
The Didi clampdown marks a sea change in the politics of global investment For Beijing ‘data security’ now trumps the old desire to have its tech firms seen as global champions
Sunak must spend extra £10bn a year on public services because of Covid – OBR Chancellor faces unfunded spending commitments on health, education and transport, says watchdog
Boris Johnson gives green light for return to workplaces from 19 July Business and union leaders say clarity is needed on how firms can operate safely
Keir Starmer takes on Tories with ‘buy British’ economic plan Buoyant Labour sets out post-Brexit vision promising that more public contracts will go to UK companies
With house prices through the roof, young buyers’ hopes go out the window But with government more keen on avoiding a crash than addressing inequality, property prices look safe
Post-Brexit talks on City access to EU have stalled, Sunak reveals In Mansion House debut speech, chancellor sets out series of reforms in bid to help finance industry
UK Covid live: cases up 69.9% in a week as 26,068 new infections recorded – as it happened Most new UK cases since late January with 14 new deaths; fans watching matches a factor in rise in Scottish Covid cases
MPs criticise ministers’ failure to plan industrial policy Committee says firms have been left guessing with UK government’s ‘short-term approach’