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Nicola Sturgeon ‘profoundly concerned’ ahead of autumn budget

Scotland’s First Minister said the UK was in an “incredibly difficult” position after meeting Rishi Sunak at the British-Irish Council summit.

The Independent UK

DWP Universal Credit boost as claimants could soon get £52 more each month

The Autumn Statement is expected to be set out by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on November 17 and households will be listening closely to hear how the latest decisions will impact them.

Glasgow Live

Councils set to cut bus routes, libraries and streetlamps as austerity fears grow

Only one in five county councils confident of avoiding bankruptcy next year

The Independent UK

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Cash-strapped councils threaten to turn off street lights and axe bus services

A damning survey says barely a fifth of England's county councils are confident they'll avoid 'insolvency' without extra government help - and libraries and recycling centres are in danger

Daily Mirror

Chancellor says UK has a 'tough road ahead’ as recession looms

Next week's autumn budget to include tax increases and spending cuts

Wales Online

Six big money changes that will hit your wallet - from Autumn Statement to interest rates

We round up all six of the biggest financial announcements and changes expected over the next few months, including when interest rates and inflation will rise again and what to expect in the Autumn Statement

Daily Mirror

Emily Sheffield: Competence will only get you so far, Rishi — you need a big, bold narrative

At the start of the pandemic, I noted the surging popularity of Rishi Sunak to a former economic adviser to David Cameron. They sagely replied that it was easy to be a popular chancellor when you are giving away money but far harder when you are clawing it back, as…

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Kwasi Kwarteng blames Liz Truss for economic fallout as UK recession looms

FORMER chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he told Liz Truss she was “going too fast” with the disastrous mini-Budget as it emerged the…

The National (Scotland)

UK on brink of longest recession in history as Tories blamed for their 'disastrous economic record'

Labour and the SNP accused the Conservatives of leading the country through a decade of weak growth and inequality.

Daily Record

All the cost of living help available before Christmas and how to get payments

Poorer households are expected to be hardest hit, while elderly people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Independent UK

Truss allies challenge Kwarteng’s claim he tried to slow down tax cuts

One backer of ex-PM says ‘that wasn’t what was going on’, as Jeremy Hunt also appears to dispute version of events

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng takes swipe at Liz Truss's 'mad' decision to sack him as Chancellor

The former Chancellor refused to apologise for the financial chaos caused by his disastrous mini-budget in September.

Daily Record

Jeremy Hunt plots new age of austerity with sweeping cuts to police and buses

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are meeting again today as they look at slashing public spending growth by up to £25bn a year from 2025 - while county councils plan to slash bus routes and libraries and turn off street lights at night

Daily Mirror

Labour attacks Kwarteng’s ‘disgraceful’ claim his mini-budget not to blame for UK financial chaos – as it happened

Latest updates: chancellor Jeremy Hunt also dismisses predecessor’s attempt to wash his hands of role in financial turmoil

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The Independent UK

UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come

Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to come

The Independent UK

UK economy shrinks amid fears of longest recession since records began

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says ‘tough rough ahead’ as he prepares to slash public spending

Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng facing fresh calls to apologise after distancing himself from botched budget

He criticised Liz Truss’s ‘mad’ decision to sack him as chancellor for implementing her tax-cutting policies

Evening Standard

Anne McElvoy: Will Sunak-Hunt be an affair to remember?

New neighbours the prime minister and chancellor have a range of forbidding challenges ahead that would test even the most robust relationship

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The Independent UK

Chancellor: Autumn budget among ‘biggest responsibilities’ of political career

Writing in his local paper, the Chancellor offered little clue of what measures he was planning on November 17.

The Guardian - UK

UK civil servants in Whitehall and frontline services vote to strike

Services from passports to pensions could be affected as 100,000 PCS union members to join nurses in wave of stoppages

Daily Mirror

Fury at Rishi Sunak over 'delay to social care costs cap' in Autumn Statement

Fears are growing that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are poised to kick the cap on social care costs in to the long grass next week - and it may never be revived

The Guardian - UK

Winter power cuts in UK unlikely, says National Grid boss

Worst-case scenario of rolling blackouts unlikely with milder weather and crucial electricity link to France back on line

The Independent UK

Social care promise in doubt as Rishi Sunak ‘to delay cap on costs until 2025’

PM said to have asked for ‘indefinite’ delay to flagship Tory pledge

Birmingham Post

Why Jeremy Hunt must commit to electrifying Midland Mainline and decent rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

Campaigners say East Midlands missing out on £1.26 billion of transport spending each year compared to UK average

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak told public services need £43bn a year to ‘stand still’

Frontline services ‘short-staffed and overwhelmed’, say TUC

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