CBI chief fires parting shot over slow pace of Brexit negotiations

Carolyn Fairbairn says UK needs to escape ‘suspended animation’ of past four years

Sunak must extend universal credit or be forced into another U-turn

Many low earners are in jobs hit hard by the coronavirus, and help for them feeds straight back into the economy

Sunak’s £12bn scheme for self-employed was ‘terribly targeted’, says analysis

Review finds testing flaws meant support went to many workers who lost no income but not to others who had

‘Left in lurch’: Sunak under fire for lack of self-employed support

Labour says hundreds of thousands of people will be left struggling under new scheme

Treasury confirms it is to end VAT waiver on PPE in UK

Items such as protective face masks and gloves will no longer be exempt from 20% sales tax

Second Covid wave hitting UK economic recovery, data shows

IHS Markit index shows growth is at its weakest since the recovery from lockdown began

Young voters are disconnecting from democracy – but who can blame them?

They will only re-engage with politics when the centre addresses their concerns, say academics Daniella Wenger and Roberto Foa

Rishi Sunak forced to offer multibillion-pound job package as Covid fears mount

Chancellor announces new support deal amid concerns over mass unemployment

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: part of the problem, not the solution

Editorial: Many Conservatives think the chancellor is the answer to their party’s difficulties. His latest announcement should make them think again

In the battle of Tory egos it’s the ‘Man in the Know’ Sunak Show

At times like this, the chancellor gives impression he believes his brand is bigger than his party’s

UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson says £12bn test and trace ‘helping a bit’ in Covid fight but must improve – as it happened

Latest updates: Boris Johnson backs service despite figures for close contacts reached hitting new low; further areas added to tier 2 restrictions

Changes to the coronavirus job support scheme in England explained

The chancellor has updated his post-furlough package, so who gets what and when?

Sunak has stopped digging, but can he clamber out of his Covid hole?

U-turn on job support scheme leaves many self-employed feeling aggrieved

Coronavirus crisis has intensified UK’s wealth divide, data reveals

12m adults struggling to pay bills, with BAME people worst hit, official figures show

Rishi Sunak to unveil fourth Covid support package for ailing firms

Chancellor to meet employers groups and unions amid pressure from lockdown-hit areas