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Tom Espiner

Reporter · US

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Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Tom Espiner

    UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget (opens the original)

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    The UK has been warned over ballooning debt costs and slower economic growth ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget next month. The UK was among countries facing downgraded growth forecasts in a report by the influential Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday. That came as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told the BBC that Britain and the US needed to reduce debt due to spiralling borrowing costs. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Tom Espiner - Business reporter

    Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor - AOL (opens the original)

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    An unexpected surge in government borrowing in August, driven by persistently higher inflation, has added to pressure on Chancellor John Healey as he prepares to deliver his first Budget at the end of October. Borrowing - the difference between tax receipts and government spending - was £18.3bn in August, almost a fifth higher than the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. That figure was £3.5bn more than official forecasters expected. Inflation rose to its highest rate in

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Tom Espiner

    Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor (opens the original)

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    An unexpected surge in government borrowing in August, driven by persistently higher inflation, has added to pressure on Chancellor John Healey as he prepares to deliver his first Budget at the end of October. Borrowing - the difference between tax receipts and government spending - was £18.3bn in August, almost a fifth higher than the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. That figure was £3.5bn more than official forecasters expected. Inflation rose to its highest rate in

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Tom Espiner - Business reporter

    Barclays workers ask for more money to return to the office - AOL (opens the original)

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    Thousands of Barclays staff are demanding concessions from the bank, including a one-off payment, after it said it wants employees to work from the office more often. Staff who have been expected to work in the office for two days per week should be in the office for at least three days a week from next month, according to the company. Unite, which represents about 36,000 Barclays staff, is calling for the bank to reverse its decision. The union is also pressing for exemptions to offset increase

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Tom Espiner

    Barclays workers ask for more money to return to the office (opens the original)

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    Thousands of Barclays staff are demanding concessions from the bank, including a one-off payment, after it said it wants employees to work from the office more often. Staff who have been expected to work in the office for two days per week should be in the office for at least three days a week from next month, according to the company. Unite, which represents about 36,000 Barclays staff, is calling for the bank to reverse its decision. The union is also pressing for exemptions to offset increase

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