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Rising UK house prices defy Budget tax fears, mortgage-lender Nationwide says
As buying activity was held off ahead of the Budget, prices may rise in the coming months: Capital Economics
Reeves’ UK budget calms markets and party but leaves Britons unhappy
[LONDON] Britons reacted overwhelmingly negatively to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget, suggesting little relief for the Labour government’s slumping popularity.
UK unemployment at its highest since pandemic as jobs market cools
The jobless rate climbed to 5 per cent in the three months through September, up from 4.8 per cent the month before
Britain’s Reeves set to guarantee jobs for young unemployed
[LIVERPOOL] British finance minister Rachel Reeves will vow on Monday to guarantee that unemployed young people find work as she seeks positive headlines to boost Labour‘s ratings while preparing a No...
UK’s Starmer urges Labour party to unite for ‘fight of our lives’
[LIVERPOOL] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged his Labour Party on Sunday to stop “navel gazing” and unite against Reform UK, accusing the rising populist party of planning a “racist policy” of...
UK government guts key welfare reforms to win vote after internal rebellion
[LONDON] UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided a humiliating parliamentary defeat on key welfare reforms on Tuesday, after making last-minute concessions in the face of the most serious internal rebe...
IMF warns UK to keep budget in check or risk market revolt
The government needs “to stay the course and deliver the planned deficit reduction over the next five years”
UK benefit cuts to cause more pain than gain: think tank
LABOUR’S benefit cuts will leave hundreds of thousands more Britons in poverty even after accounting for the employment boost the government claims the reform plans will deliver, according to analysis...
Multi-party politics defines British elections this week
The exact results remain uncertain, but what is already clear is the unusual, simultaneous unpopularity of both Labour and the Conservatives
UK pledges to cut government spending waste
Finance minister Rachel Reeves will take an “iron fist” to public-spending waste