New UK government cuts billions of pounds of spending to fix ‘unsustainable’ finances
Britain’s new finance minister, Rachel Reeves, told parliament on Monday her Conservative predecessor had left public spending on track to...
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Reeves to unveil ‘tough decisions’ to fix public finances as junior doctors offered pay rise
Rachel Reeves is set to announce “very tough decisions” to address a public spending black hole of around £20 billion in the...
Finance minister to reveal fiscal audit of ‘broke’ Britain
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is to announced that the country is 'broke' on Monday (JUSTIN TALLIS)Finance minister...
Starmer’s government drops objection to Israeli PM Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government has announced it will not issue a legal challenge against arrest warrants the International Criminal...
Swinney warns finances under ‘significant pressure’ as bin strike threat looms
First Minister John Swinney said the Scottish Government has to “live in the reality of the resources we’ve got available...
Minister Says Tories Left UK Finances In ‘Worst Set Of Circumstances Since WW2’
Former PM Rishi Sunak and his chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who are now both on the Opposition benches via Associated PressA...
UK government borrows more than expected as debt pile grows
Independent pay review bodies are reported to be preparing to recommend such an increase for teachers and around 1.3m NHS...
Eurozone stocks hit after EU rebukes France
The Paris stock excahange has taken a hit on the prospect that French public finances could be undermined if either...
French Left Unveils Plan to Undo Macron Reforms and Defy EU
(Bloomberg) -- A coalition of France’s left-wing parties presented a manifesto to pick apart most of President Emmanuel Macron’s seven...
UK inflation highs saw Brits spending less and saving more
Official data next Wednesday is expected to show inflation returning to close to the Bank of England's 2% target for...
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