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“Not convinced by the evidence for a windfall tax on the banks”, says shadow chancellor
Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them.
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NatWest chief exec resigns for breaching customer confidentiality over Nigel Farage’s account
The boss of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, has resigned after admitting she gave information to the BBC about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank, and had made a “serious error of judgement”.
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Head of NatWest Group apologies to Nigel Farage
Dame Alison Rose, head of the NatWest Group, has apologised to Nigel Farage for “deeply inappropriate comments” made about him in official papers.
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Debate: Which political party can deliver more investment into UK?
We’re joined by Labour MP Darren Jones, who’s chair of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee, and John Penrose, a Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.
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Inflation eases more than expected to 7.9%
Inflation has eased more than expected, falling to 7.9%.
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Huge boost to UK car industry as Jaguar Land Rover plans flagship ‘gigafactory’
India’s Tata Group has chosen the UK as the location for its flagship battery plant to supply Jaguar Land Rover.
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Public finances to become ‘more vulnerable’ in the long term
As the government struggles to find short term funding for more public sector pay, the long term outlook for the public finances has become more vulnerable, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Bank of England has a lot of work to do, says former Monetary Policy Committee member
We spoke to Dr Sushil Wadhwani, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
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Chancellor backs interest rate rise despite fears of recession
Owning a home is getting more expensive as lenders begin putting up mortgage rates, spooked by stubbornly high inflation figures.
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Buy now – pay later: the shops helping communities survive
Food inflation is still at very high levels – the figure of over 19% is a near record high, and is in sharp contrast to other areas where inflation is falling more dramatically.
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“It’s not fair when people are trapped in rent”, says building society boss as he launches zero deposit mortgage.
The chief executive of Skipton Building Society Stuart Haire joins me now.
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Bank of England expected to raise interest rates to highest level in 15 years in bid to reduce inflation
The Bank of England is expected to put up interest rates later this week to their highest level for 15 years in a bid to bring down inflation. It’ll be the 12th increase in the cost of borrowing since the end of 2021 – although one building society has now started offering a deposit free…
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Government pledges end to 8am ‘scramble’ for GP appointments
The early morning scramble to get a doctor’s appointment will be a thing of the past, according to the Government – which says it’s giving GP practices a total of £240 million “to embrace new technology”.
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Can the fentanyl crisis be solved? Expert explains
We spoke to Ben Westhoff – who’s spent years investigating the hazardous world of synthetic drugs – and the illegal industry behind the opioid epidemic.
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‘There are issues to be addressed’ says Chief Executive of the EHRC
The Equality and Human rights watchdog has warned that the Government’s plans to stop people crossing the channel in small boats may breach the UK’s legal obligations. The EHRC said the Illegal Migration Bill