Growth data points to catastrophe in making for UK economy

Rishi Sunak must act swiftly after latest figures wipe out hope of V-shaped recovery

Labour calls Rishi Sunak plan for UK jobs ‘throwback to Thatcher era’

Party calls for stronger action after finding UK job retention scheme compares unfavourably with other European countries

UK recovery on hold owing to Covid second wave, says OBR official

MPs also hear that national debt is now more sensitive to movements in interest rates

Johnson tells a striking story of Britain’s future, but it’s the results that will count

The PM’s conference speech ranged from wind power to social care. Without clear targets, how can we measure his success, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

By deciding which jobs are ‘viable’, Sunak is leaving millions to sink or swim

Whole sectors were kept afloat by the furlough scheme, but now they’re being abandoned. There is another way, says shadow business secretary Ed Miliband

More offshore wind is welcome, but we have to keep the jobs it creates in the UK

Public investment will be needed to meet the prime minister’s net zero ambitions, says Chaitanya Kumar of New Economics Foundation

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s speech: the politics of a pivotal moment

Editorial: Contrary to the impression Johnson might have given over the past decade, he now says Britain was broken before he became prime minister. But where’s his plan to fix it?

Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 ‘will need £50bn’

Aurora Energy Research calculates investment would have to quadruple capacity

Lenders left wondering how PM’s homeowners pledge will be achieved

Boris Johnson’s conference promise leaves mortgage industry bemused and puzzled

With Bond, you know the ending from the outset. That does not apply at Cineworld

Opting for corporate hibernation doesn’t remove cinema chain’s urgent need for fresh funds

New jobs coaches will help people back to work, says Rishi Sunak

Jets scheme will help those laid off during pandemic, chancellor to tell Tory conference

Rishi Sunak cannot become a statesman if he remains a Brexiter

The chancellor and his cabinet colleague Michael Gove are both ‘on manoeuvres’ as Boris Johnson’s premiership flounders

Working from home in UK over winter ‘will add £100 to fuel bills’

Call for staff to be given more help to pay the costs of not going into the office

With Johnson’s power ebbing, Labour is right to turn the spotlight on Sunak

The chancellor is a leader-in-waiting – but Starmer knows that a winter of Covid job losses will truly test his credibility, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Low pay putting justice system at tipping point, warns Bar Council

Poor rates for barristers in England and Wales hitting diversity, government told