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Latest GDP figures offer some better news – but boom-boom Britain it ain’t

While the government will seize on any crumbs of comfort it can find, the bigger picture on growth tells a different story

The Guardian - UK

UK Economy Exits Recession Ahead Of Election

Gross domestic product expanded 0.6 percent in the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, noting strong growth in service industries and car manufacturing.

International Business Times

Britain's recession is officially over as economy grows faster than expected in first quarter

GDP was 0.4% higher in March and up 0.6% in the first quarter as a whole

Evening Standard

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City watchdog should stick to its guns on 'name and shame' plan

City Comment: Strong regulation is good for the City, not a weakness

Evening Standard

Lying politicians in the Senedd may finally be held to account – but why should we stop at Wales?

The Welsh parliament could make wilfully misleading the public a criminal offence. The rest of the UK deserves the same protection from untruths, says the barrister and broadcaster Sam Fowles

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened

Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers

The Guardian - UK

If Tory hopes rest on the UK economy, they could go the way of the monasteries

Three key economic indicators loom large but none offer great hope for the Conservatives’ survival

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Tories might not hold autumn statement pledging more tax cuts before election

With public finances in a worse position than expected, chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering pushing back further pledges

The Guardian - UK

Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous

We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

OECD forecasts will be blow to Sunak’s claims UK economy is improving

UK’s growth will be least in G7 by 2025, OECD expects, as low business investment and multiple pressures bear down

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt suffers blow as leading economists cut growth forecast for Britain in general election year

The OECD also predicted the UK would see the weakest growth across the G7 group of major economies next year

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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 - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy

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Evening Standard

Ukraine gains power to hit deep into Russia with new US missiles

The ATACMS missiles were fired by Ukraine for first time last week and more are coming in a new US aid package, officials say

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy

Editorial: A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps claims tax cuts still possible despite huge splurge on defence spending

Defence Secretary says the £75bn hike can be paid for partly through 72,000 cuts to Civil Service jobs

Evening Standard

London and South-East hit with record £100billion income tax grab as changes bite

EXCLUSIVE: Londoners paid £59.3billion to the Treasury annually and South-East residents £41.4 billion, according to HMRC figures

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The Guardian - UK

Defence spending in UK to be put ‘on war footing’, Rishi Sunak says – as it happened

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about security

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's election challenge underlined as 9/10 voters think finances getting worse or no better

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Most people are still not feeling enough improvement in their personal finances’ - Gideon Skinner of Ipsos

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing

Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in March

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 hits record closing high again, despite BoE chief economist warning against cutting interest rates too soon – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s

Alarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week

Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

The Guardian - UK

Hunt reportedly mulling stamp duty and NI cuts in effort to woo voters

Possible move in autumn statement come as experts sound alarm about dire state of UK public services

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