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Economic policy
August 2024
Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy
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31 July 2024
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Here’s how Rachel Reeves could plug the black hole in Britain’s finances
30 July 2024
Today in Focus
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Greens say Labour should focus more on building council homes and that new housing plan is flawed – as it happened
Reeves accuses Hunt of £22bn lie; nonsense, he says. What’s the truth?
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Tuesday briefing: What Rachel Reeves’ ‘tough choices’ mean for Britain
29 July 2024
Reeves moves fast to tackle £22bn budget shortfall ‘covered up’ by Tories
Rachel Reeves pursues political prize over £22bn financial hole
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’ statement: beyond the Tory black hole
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UK politics: Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – as it happened
Rachel Reeves is pulling off a transparent political manoeuvre. But she’s not entirely wrong
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Rachel Reeves goes back to the future with her public finances statement
UK public finances show £22bn fiscal hole, says Rachel Reeves - video
Reeves scraps social care cap and some winter fuel payments to plug ‘£22bn hole’
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McDonald’s sales fall for first time since 2020, as higher prices deter consumers – as it happened
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