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Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall pledges to halt Tory ‘salami slicing’ of benefits, but Labour under fire for union pay deals

Before the general election, former prime minister Rishi Sunak was asked on TV why he “hated pensioners”. After her recent speech in parliament, the same question might be directed at Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She has launched an assault on pensioners in England and Wales akin to the classic boxing “one-two”.

Alan Taylor takes three-year term on Bank’s monetary policy committee and replaces Jonathan Haskel

Turning to a theory championed by the US Treasury secretary, Reeves aims to upskill the workforce while boosting productivity

THE Scottish Government has confirmed a freeze in public sector recruitment in all but "essential frontline" posts as the UK Government's…

GDP growth juddered to a halt in June, backing theory the rebound is weak. The next six months could be tough

The Household Support Fund is due to expire at the end of September.

Britain's economy grew 0.6 percent in the April-June period, a slight slowdown compared with the first three months of the year, official data showed on Thursday.

Liz Truss ally applied to for job advertised by the Treasury, but was rejected from role

ONS data shows strong performance in second quarter with the service sector helping drive growth

Chancellor hopes to cut state aid for Speke vaccine plant to £40m. But pro-growth Treasury must not let project slip overseas