UK economy shrinks by 0.1% in May after coronation festivities

GDP fell month on month after growth of 0.2% in April, reports ONS

The Guardian view on economic decline: Labour can break the doom loop

Editorial: Keir Starmer has earned the right to tell a different story about the way Britain’s economy can work

Economic gloom looks likely to sink the Tories. But Labour is taking no chances

Come the general election, the worst of Britain’s pain may be over, so Starmer’s slow and steady approach is the right one, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

Rising UK interest rates threaten Sunak’s fiscal plans, OBR to warn

Inflation and borrowing costs make it less likely PM will be able to tackle debt or cut tax

Labour would use AI to help people find jobs, says Jonathan Ashworth

Shadow work and pensions secretary will talk up possibilities of artificial intelligence as colleague discusses dangers for workers

‘If you want cartwheels, I’m not your person’: Rachel Reeves on charisma, U-turns and rescuing the economy

Labour’s shadow chancellor is proud of her background, sure of her ability – and miserable about the choices she might face after a general election

Hiring by UK firms slows amid ‘lingering economic uncertainty’

Sharp uplift in those looking for work reflects growing concern over economy, say analysts

False hope is worse than no hope. Labour won’t make promises it can’t keep

Tory mismanagement of public finances will make the party’s task difficult if it wins power, and that is why we won’t pledge what we can’t deliver on, writes shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

Starmer’s Labour are not the Tories. But they are timid

The opposition must accept there will be huge challenges if they win the election. But they do not have to accept Brexit

Jeremy Hunt to unveil pension fund deal aimed at helping fast-growing firms

Chancellor expected to reveal ‘compact’ agreement with some of UK’s largest investment firms in Mansion House speech

Missions v priorities: how Starmer’s policy goals compare with Sunak’s

As the Labour leader completes his key pledges, we compare them with the prime minister’s – and assess how firm they are

Stubborn UK inflation may lead to 7% interest rates, economists warn

JP Morgan says risk of ‘hard landing’ for economy heightened, with higher borrowing costs hitting business

Crisis, crisis, everywhere … why regulatory failure is at the heart of Britain’s many problems

Thames Water’s woes are a sign that basic oversight of critical industries simply isn’t happening, says Nick Butler of King’s College London

The Guardian view on private water companies: a disaster made in the City

Editorial: England has become an asset management society with predictably calamitous results

Best of frenemies: can George Osborne and Ed Balls’s blokey bantz erase austerity’s scars?

The former adversaries are launching an economics podcast. Somehow I doubt there will be a reckoning with the past