People are poorer than at the last election and all Hunt can do is hope
Economic upticks are welcome but they won’t help the chancellor’s chances of retaining his seat
Ditching European trade for China and India was ever a poor bet. Now it’s a farce
Brexiters’ Asia hopes have foundered amid economic woes and hardline nationalism; it’s time to look at markets in our own backyard
Councils demand independent review of ‘arbitrary’ levelling up schemes
Boris Johnson’s 2019 policy faces accusation of being politicised and failing to tackle skills shortages
Levelling up report card: how the Tories’ pledges stack up today
Boris Johnson’s winning manifesto said it would ‘level up’ deprived parts of the UK by making the most of Brexit. Our writers drill down into the numbers to judge whether the party is making good on this promise
‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up
Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change
Can this ‘ethical capitalist’ solve the UK’s social housing crisis?
Julian Richer, a landlord himself, says markets have created only disaster and the nation must shift from its focus on ownership
Labour membership falls by 23,000 over Gaza and green policies
Party claims financial position still strong as it continues to hold a commanding lead in opinion polls
What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps?
With £500m of emergency funding withdrawn, calls are growing for the stricken company to be taken into public ownership
Why UK recession may be deeper than two quarters of falling GDP suggest
Greater fall per head and latest trade data illustrate longer term decline of economy
Minimum wage is UK’s ‘most successful economic policy in a generation’
Resolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policy
Planned cuts to shelters in England will cost lives, say homeless people
Council funding crisis threatens hostels and support workers from next month
For the birds? Far from it. At last Rachel Reeves has given Britain a plan for economic liftoff
Despite being called continuity Hunt, the shadow chancellor has set out a proposal for meaningful change
Interest rates held by the Bank of England – but a cut is likely on the way
Rates remain at 5.25%, but inflation heading towards 2% all-but guarantees a welcome cut – and relief for Rishi SunakBusiness live – latest updates
Bank of England leaves interest rates at 5.25% but signals future cuts
Bank’s survey finds expectation of 4.5% base rate by end of 2024 amid ‘encouraging signs’ on inflation
UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s
Higher than expected figure of £8.4bn in February could derail OBR forecast for £114.1bn deficit for 2023-24