Business

Will we even be buying the same things from the same businesses as we did before the lockdowns?

The latest forecast from the government’s Budget watchdog, the OBR, points to a stronger recovery from the Covid crisis than previously predicted.

We talk to Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Barclay.

There are giveaways and takeaways from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with an immediate plan to support both businesses and individuals followed by a move to claw the spending back.

The Chancellor is promising to use the “fiscal firepower” of the government in his Budget tomorrow to get Britain’s economy back on track.

We were joined by the economist Miatta Fahnbulleh, who’s chief executive of the New Economics Foundation think tank.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that he’ll have to make some tough decisions in next week’s Budget in order to repair the gaping hole in the public finances caused by the pandemic.

We spoke to Ireland’s Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne

The Brexiteers always boasted that leaving the European Union would result in a bonfire of red tape. But what’s the reality since we left the transition phase almost two months ago?

We spoke to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Danish prime minister and co-chair of Facebook’s Independent Oversight Board

Facebook has reversed its ban on news in Australia.

Canada is following Australia in trying to rein in the power of tech giant Facebook.

Bosses at Heathrow airport have warned that the government’s hotel quarantine policy is not ready.

We caught up with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and asked him whether he shared the optimism of people like Andy Haldane of the Bank of England.

The Bank of England’s chief economist believes the economy is a “coiled spring” ready to bounce back.