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Mr Sunak, who served as chancellor during the pandemic, defended the rollout of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme as he appeared at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Bank of England seen as almost certain to cut interest rates on Thursday as labour market cools

Jaume Collboni and 16 other city leaders urge EU to unleash billions in funding as it prepares to tackle crisis

Former chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic

US employers announced 1.17 million layoffs through November 2025, the highest since the pandemic. Glassdoor warns 'forever layoffs' are fuelling chronic workplace anxiety across industries.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the NHS under pressures not seen since the once-in-a-century Covid pandemic, the BMA’s refusal to reconsider the timing of its industrial action is dangerous and wrong

For years, the home office loophole gave remote workers and freelancers a way to deduct expenses tied to working from home. Internet bills, utility costs, office furniture, and even a portion of rent or mortgage payments could be written off under certain conditions. This deduction helped offset the hidden costs…

Andrew Bailey told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that policymakers would have benefited from having easier sight of data, such as universal credit.

The most unstable, violent societies have one thing in common: lonely young men. We are producing millions of them, writes Scott Galloway