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UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s

Higher than expected figure of £8.4bn in February could derail OBR forecast for £114.1bn deficit for 2023-24

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Inflation drops to 3.4%: how long before we're all better off? - The Standard Podcast

Financial Journalist Michael Hunter explains the significance of this latest drop in inflation.

Evening Standard

UK Inflation Slows To Lowest Level In Almost 2.5 Years

Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in February, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates in the coming months.

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Jeremy Hunt raises hope of new tax cut and lower mortgage rates as inflation falls faster than expected

Most economists had been expecting inflation at 3.5 per cent last month but it came in slighter under

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt hints at October election in spending review remarks

Chancellor says month is last possible time that would also allow for review of Whitehall budgets before next April

The Guardian - UK

Labour to make fighting global heating a priority for Bank of England

Shadow chancellor to use annual Mais lecture to set out plans to green the economy if party wins election

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Jeremy Hunt hints at October election – as it happened

Chancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next April

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‘Our chances? Zero – and getting worse’: inside a Tory death spiral

Frank Hester, Lee Anderson, an unpopular budget … as the catalogue of Conservative disasters piles up, discipline seems to be breaking down, and any hope of election victory fading

The Guardian - UK

Fast fashion: the French are bringing Shein and Temu to heel. Can Britain follow suit?

Escalating tariffs on every piece of throwaway clothing contrast with Jeremy Hunt’s eagerness to host a multibillion-pound Chinese IPO

The Guardian - UK

Sunak under pressure to say how many times he has met Tory donor Frank Hester

Exclusive: photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime minister

The Guardian - UK

This Tory long goodbye is toxic for the country – and making Labour’s job ever harder

The greater the wait until the election, the more reassurance Labour must provide. And that weakens its future mandate, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Working parents of children from 9 months old will be able to apply for 15 hours free childcare from this date - here's everything you need to know

The government has announced when the application window for 15 hours free childcare from nine months old will open

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Jeremy Hunt shouldn't play politics with the UK's market infrastructure

City Voices: The Chancellor’s plans to transform the stock exchange are misguided

Evening Standard

Sunak under growing pressure from Tories to return £10m Hester donation

West Midlands mayor and Scottish Conservatives openly question PM’s position that donor’s apology to Diane Abbott closed matter

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Hunt says plan to scrap employee national insurance could ‘take more than a decade’

Chancellor’s unfunded proposal would be ‘work of many parliaments’ and depended on growth of economy

Evening Standard

Labour 'scaremongering' after claiming Tory plan to abolish National Insurance is threat to state pension

Labour has criticised a Tory pledge to scrap National Insurance as a £46billion ‘unfunded’ commitment

The Guardian - UK

Holiday home owners in the UK: are you planning to sell up or switch to long-term letting?

We’re interested to hear from British owners of furnished holiday lettings about their plans amid higher interest rates and the loss of tax relief

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Why those profiting from childcare in England need to be kept in check

An expansion of state funding makes the market even more attractive for investors but rigorous oversight is needed

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Evening Standard

Bank of England won’t cut interest rates soon enough to help Sunak and Hunt

City Comment: It will all almost certainly be Labour who collects the dividend. Tough, but that’s showbiz.

The Guardian - UK

What’s the point of Starmer’s Labour if it won’t stand up for poor, sick or disabled people?

The party should be a beacon of hope for people on benefits. Instead, with a 30-point poll lead, it’s parroting Tory soundbites, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Is Labour about to prune its plan to boost workers’ rights?

Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain should turn its back on fast-fashion like Shein, not roll out the red carpet

Why isn’t the government supporting the UK fashion industry? Instead it is sucking up to the Chinese fast fashion giant Shein, writes Victoria Moss

Evening Standard

Tom Tugendhat urges rise in defence spending to 2.5% 'now' - but denies rift with Rishi Sunak

While Economic Secretary Bim Afolami says voters won’t be ‘bribed’ by pre-election budget giveaways

The Guardian - UK

How to survive UK mortgage turmoil as rates go up and deals are pulled

Homebuyers have to try to navigate their way to an affordable deal with no help in the budget to ease the pain

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars

Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute

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