NGOs urge Nandy to halt sale of Telegraph over China links
Letter from rights groups says RedBird Capital’s proposed takeover threatens media pluralism and transparency
The Guardian view on Labour’s feelgood economy: it’s not for everyone – especially the poorest
Editorial: Ministers boast of rising wages. But for low earners, the cost of living crisis endures – with food and rent inflation erasing any pay gains
Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit
Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budget
UK visa services firm sues ex-boss for £6m over alleged improper use of profits
Exclusive: Ecctis alleges Cloud Bai-Yun used profits from government contract to buy out her shares in breach of fiduciary duty
Conservatives not close to recognising ‘how badly placed they are’, says Gauke
Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next election
Thames Water: advisers appointed to plan for company’s potential collapse
FTI Consulting seen as frontrunner to advise on placing the utility into a special administration regime
Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves
The rise in NICs, Trump’s tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellor
David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments
Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence
B&Q boss urges Reeves to end tax breaks that favour online Chinese rivals
Plea about ‘de minimis’ rule, which has underpinned the rise of the online specialists Shein and Temu
Gary Jones obituary
Other lives: Steelworker, local councillor and passionate analyst of leftwing history
Labour should beware Nigel Farage weaponising its part in the cost of living crisis
Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise
Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at event for firm that helps super-rich pay less tax
Former chancellor who devised disastrous 2022 mini-budget hired for Nomad Capitalist’s conference
If boomers don’t want wealth taxes they can give their time and skills
A nationwide volunteering programme designed to boost the economy could help mend a splintered society
As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections
Those who insist on spending cuts are those who are never hurt by them. Time to be brave – and take a new tack, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons
Plans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructure