Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The House of Commons is to debate a 575,000-signature petition calling for an early general election. The three-hour debate will be held on 17 October and a government minister will […] More
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The pound has fallen again in the aftermath of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-Budget” in September. The latest drop, which saw £1 sterling buy $1.10, came after Andrew Bailey, […] More
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The pound has fallen again in the aftermath of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-Budget” in September. The latest drop, which saw £1 sterling buy $1.10, came after Andrew Bailey, […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Conservative MPs are said to be discussing with Labour ways to block Liz Truss’s move to allow fracking at sites across England. The prime minister is determined to press ahead with plans to boost drilling […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss will face her first Prime Minister’s Questions since her market crumbling mini-Budget which plunged the pound to its lowest price against the dollar ever, forcing a rare intervention […] More
Full exchange: Keir Starmer accuses Liz Truss of being ‘lost in denial’ over market turmoil More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The radical economic plan put forward by Liz Truss and her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is the “original sin” to blame for ongoing market turmoil, said the Bank of England’s former […] More
Parts of Britain’s economy are in “good state”, said business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg despite negative growth, the falling pound, rising interest rates and fears for pensions.Mr Rees-Mogg said official figures showing the economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in August was only “a small amount”, adding that the government stats “can’t be entirely relied on”.He insisted that pension funds “aren’t at risk” – despite the pound falling again on Tuesday after the Bank of England governor warned its emergency plan aimed at protecting pensions would end on Friday. More
