Taxpayers lose £400m as result of investment fund set up by Rishi Sunak

Report shows 334 companies backed by Future Fund, set up in May 2020 by then chancellor, have since gone under

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds

Decision on government debt holdings could reduce market jitters and Treasury’s borrowing costs

Tax rises in, two-child limit out: what Resolution Foundation’s boss is urging Reeves before budget

Pensions triple lock should also go, says Ruth Curtice, a former civil servant who says it’s ‘nice to be allowed to say what you think’

The Guardian view on Labour and the economy: the legacy was grim but voters need hope, not excuses

Editorial: The prime minister and the chancellor are running out of time to convince their own MPs that they have a plan to turn things around

Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist

Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide

Netanyahu’s ‘super-Sparta’ vision braces Israel for isolated economic future

Israeli PM’s outline of partial autarky and more militarised society stirs up backlash and concern over pariah status

New headache for Rachel Reeves as OBR expected to lower productivity forecast

Weaker growth outlook would set chancellor on course to break her fiscal rules without significant action in budget

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation

Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010

Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity

Late-November budget may affect Christmas shopping, says Aldi boss

Discount supermarket’s UK boss says potential budget measures may weigh on consumer spending decisions

UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain

Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checks

Apprenticeships have collapsed in England – Labour needs to fine-tune the solution, fast

Responsibility for vocational training and skills has bounced around Whitehall for years, and enrolment rates are down by a third. Can the latest tweaks work?

Barclays boss urges UK ministers to limit public sector pay rises

TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5m

UK economy flatlines in July in grim news for Rachel Reeves

Official GDP figures confirm widely expected slowdown after strong expansion in first half of the year

Stagnant GDP shows scale of challenge for Rachel Reeves at autumn budget

Chancellor calls economy ‘stuck, not broken’ but there are signs her policies have added to the UK’s economic headwinds