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Starmer: Cost of living crisis ongoing despite wage rises

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the pressures facing household finances despite the increase in the national living wage.

Evening Standard

Scottish firms braced for Donald Trump tariffs after Keir Starmer admits UK to be hit

SCOTTISH firms look set to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs after Downing Street acknowledged the UK was unlikely to be spared ...

The National (Scotland)

‘It’s relentless’: Britons react to April bill rises amid Labour’s benefit cuts

Increases in council tax, energy and water come less than week after Rachel Reeves revealed raft of cuts to welfare

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National living wage rise kicks in as households brace for tax and bill hikes

The wage increase coincides with hikes to council tax, employer national insurance contributions and household bills.

The Independent UK

BBC Breakfast Showdown: Labour Minister Silenced in On-Air Clash

BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst had a tense exchange with Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray as they debated welfare cuts.

The Fashion Central

Labour has sidelined essential green policies

Letters: Caroline Lucas thinks advancing the climate and nature bill is vital, while Colin Hines and Alison Downes say an expanded warm homes plan could generate jobs

The Guardian - UK

What the government must do to develop ‘investing culture’ they want

BRITISH INVESTORS: Numbers of investors in the UK public have significantly dropped - so what needs to be done to turn it around again, asks Karl Matchett?

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Stamp duty tax: how much do homebuyers have to pay now?

London first-time buyers must now pay an additional £11,250 in stamp duty for £500,000-plus homes

Evening Standard

UK braced for Trump tariffs as No 10 acknowledges exports unlikely to be spared

Downing Street said ‘we would expect the UK to be impacted by alongside other countries’ when Donald Trump sets out his import tax plans.

Evening Standard

Will bills continue to rise and what does it mean for Labour?

February’s dip in inflation was only a blip – the pain for consumers and the UK economy is poised to continue

The Guardian - UK

Farage warns Brits will pay for Labour’s £1 billion Tax Black Hole

Labour’s controversial clampdown on wealthy foreign residents is triggering alarm bells across the UK economy

The Fashion Central

Labour’s historic attack on disabled people is already wrecking lives. Just ask Kevin

The anxiety and horror of these sweeping cuts are a matter of deliberate policy. How did the party of Bevan come to this, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Planning changes offer a bright spot for Rachel Reeves – but grey areas exist

OBR’s verdict of a long-term 0.4% boost to GDP from fewer building restrictions will have real political impact but there are gaps in funding

The Guardian - UK

A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

An increase in national insurance and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the sector. But not every economist agrees

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Who could begrudge Rachel Reeves free tickets when she was, er, just trying to be a good parent?

Under a stricter code of conduct, the chancellor and others need only use their judgment on gifts

The Independent UK

Warning to businesses as billions of extra costs to hit next week

Supermarkets, food producers and online retailers will also be hit by a new plastic packaging tax

Evening Standard

Businesses face billions of extra costs as wages and taxes to increase

Retail and hospitality bosses have warned that higher labour costs and taxes are set to push up prices for customers across the UK.

The Guardian - UK

The storm-battered chancellor needs her nextdoor neighbour to be a steadfast friend

Even if the UK manages to dodge the worst of Donald Trump’s tariffs, we will still suffer from the fallout of a global trade war

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The Guardian - UK

Who is running Britain’s economy – Rachel Reeves or Donald Trump?

The chancellor’s careful calculations for her spring statement are likely to be blown out of the water by a looming US trade war

The Guardian - UK

The poor don’t need Reeves’s austerity. And neither does Britain

With the economy stagnating, this is the very worst time to depress demand in order to be seen to ‘balance the books’

The National (Scotland)

'It's a gamble': Economist gives verdict on UK Government benefit cuts

The UK Government is unlikely to see a boost in employment rates on the back of making cuts to disability benefits, an economic expert has said.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade deal

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the spring statement: Rachel Reeves balanced the books – but at whose expense?

Here was a successful economic strategy in the making, marred by its abdication of responsibility to some of society’s weakest

The Independent UK

Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans

Lib Dem MP Steve Darling, who is registered blind, said the delay was ‘nothing short of a disgrace’

Evening Standard

UK commitment to free trade will be tested by US tariffs, senior MP warns

Dame Meg Hillier also said there had been ‘unrest’ among the Labour rank and file following welfare cuts announced by ministers in recent weeks.

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