Government sets out reforms to create a fair, secure, affordable and efficient electricity system
Government confirms reforms to the national pricing electricity market that will create a fairer, cheaper, more secure, and more efficient energy system. HM GovernmentSource
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New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship
A new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will support thousands of UK jobs across projects including air-to air missiles HM GovernmentSource
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Millions of households to be given income boost as Bill progresses through Parliament
Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 cash as a Bill to overhaul the welfare system completes the next stage of its passage through Parliament. HM GovernmentSource
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PM remarks at the British Museum: 9 July 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at the British Museum. HM GovernmentSource
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Tell us: have your saving habits changed due to economic uncertainty?
We would like to hear from people who have started setting aside more cash UK households are increasingly setting aside physical cash amid extreme economic uncertainty and to provide a safety net for possible banking system outages such as the recent one in Spain, according to the Bank
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Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% but hints at cuts to come
Governor says rates still on downward path but hard to predict timing of reductions in ‘highly unpredictable’ world Rate decision leaves Reeves praying for an August cut Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 4.25%, though it signalled further
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Bank’s rate decision leaves frustrated Reeves praying for an August cut
Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPC Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold Business live – latest updates Last week’s spending review revealed Rachel Reeves’s plan for reviving the UK’s struggling
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Labour could find the money it wants without raising taxes. This is austerity by amnesia | Randeep Ramesh
Starmer and Reeves need a fresh approach to enact their vision, and I have a plan for that. They’re just channelling the ghosts of governments past This summer’s “rebuild, rebuild, rebuild” campaign by the government feels less like a policy programme than a seance. Promising renewal, Keir Starmer
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Bank of England rolls out looser mortgage rules to help first-time buyers
Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to housing ladder Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has rolled out looser mortgage rules that policymakers hope will help 36,000 more first-time buyers on to the housing ladder
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PM meeting with President Macron of France: 9 July 2025
The Prime Minister met the French President Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street. HM GovernmentSource
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