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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Richard Partington

    ‘Visible and engaged’: Burnham in listening mode with businesses at Labour party conference (opens the original)

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    PM reassures firms and chancellor vows help on costs – but unease remains over possible budget tax rises A year ago Andy Burnham had a tough business reception at Labour’s party conference. The then mayor of Greater Manchester, with clear ambitions to replace Keir Starmer, had rattled the City of London with his comment that Britain should be less “in hock” to bond markets. Returning to the annual gathering in Liverpool a year later as prime minister, the mood is different. Labour is pus

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Richard Partington

    Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope (opens the original)

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    Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high Price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high John Healey has pledged to use next month’s budget to inject hope into Britain’s economy while sticking to the government’s fiscal rules, arguing there is “nothing progressive” about losing control of public finances. In his first speech as chancellor to Labour conference, Healey warned that next

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Richard Partington

    Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises (opens the original)

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    Central bank announces surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in government bonds back to the Treasury Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future rate rises The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as it warned a continuation of the bitter fighting in the Middle East could force it to raise borrowing costs amid mounting fears over inflation. It also announced a surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in UK government bonds back to the Treasury to avoid fuell

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Richard Partington

    Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people (opens the original)

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    Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council area Young people in Rotherham face a local jobs market with the fewest suitable opportunities in Britain, according to a report that warns stark regional divisions are fuelling a crisis in youth work. As ministers push to combat rising youth unemployment, the analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) showed young people faced a tougher challenge in some parts of the

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Richard Partington

    UK pay growth slows to 3.9% before crunch interest rates decision (opens the original)

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    Figure likely to dictate rise in state pension triple lock, as workers face inflation squeeze fuelled by oil price rises Wage growth in the UK has slowed as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze fuelled by the Iran war, highlighting the challenge for the Bank of England as it prepares to set interest rates. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show average growth in total earnings, including bonuses, eased to 3.9% in the three months to July, down fro

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