Watchdog rejects request to investigate Tory MP over City lobbying complaint Parliamentary commissioner for standards says there was not sufficient evidence to justify opening investigation into John Baron
UK will be worst performer in G7 next year, OECD forecasts UK constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages but thinktank offers optimistic outlook for global economy
‘I am moving – that is it’: tycoon speaks out about the end of non-dom tax status Entrepreneur Bassim Haidar says ending the break is self-defeating as total UK tax take will fall amid an exodus of the super-rich
Tory chair refuses to say whether party took further £5m from Frank Hester Richard Holden says Hester apologised for remarks about Diane Abbott and ‘we should accept that’
How UK’s new border controls will affect animal and plant imports Second phase of physical checks could result in price increases in shops, as businesses pass on costs to consumers
Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties Dublin records near-doubling of tax revenue from duties on imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great Britain
There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse Near-zero growth has crushed living standards across the EU, sending voters towards populist demagogues. But they have no solutions to offer, says former UK PM Gordon Brown
Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most ‘wage black spots’ in London
Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials fear Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election
The Guardian view on rethinking economics: a discipline in disarray holds too much sway in the UK Editorial: Gordon Brown challenged Conservative ideas to fix the economy. His successors unfortunately will not
From welfare to warfare: Sunak’s spending shift imperils local services again Council budgets look a likely target when the Tory government seeks to balance the books and pay for its promises
How can Labour fix Britain’s ‘economic failure’ without rejoining the EU? Starmer wants to make Tory policy on the economy a central theme of its election campaign … without mentioning Brexit
Three and a bit years after Brexit, are border checks finally here? Sort of: this week will see inspections of some goods. But the hit to businesses and inflation will be inescapable
GMB launches legal action against ‘out of control’ Amazon at Coventry warehouse Employment tribunal sought over claims firm tried to induce workers to leave union in long-running row
UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatory