Over 500,000 homes to be built through new National Housing Bank
£16bn of new public investment will help build over 500,000 new homes, unlocking over £53bn of private investment, as part of the government’s Plan for Change HM GovernmentSource
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Local government reorganisation: letter to Surrey council leaders
Letter to inform council leaders of the launch of the Surrey local government reorganisation consultation. HM GovernmentSource
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Letter to the council leaders about their joint submission for unitary local government. HM GovernmentSource
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PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 17 June 2025
The Prime Minister met President Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the G7 Summit this afternoon. HM GovernmentSource
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Defence Secretary RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2025 speech
Defence Secretary John Healey MP addressed the RUSI Land Warfare Conference on 17 June 2025 HM GovernmentSource
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Bank of England governor warns Trump tariffs have ‘blown up’ global trade system – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as MPs quiz the Bank of England about interest rates, and trade wars UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECD US firms say Trump trade war is hitting production as dollar nears
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Inflation data shouldn’t deter us from rate cuts, says Bank policymaker
Alan Taylor voted for a 0.5-point cut last month and feels recent economic figures are led by one-off factors Business live – latest updates A member of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee has warned that higher-than-expected inflation and growth figures should not distract policymakers from continuing
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UK interest rates more uncertain due to Trump policies, says Bank governor
Andrew Bailey tells MPs pattern of trade deals and lower tariffs ‘blown up’ with serious impacts for global economy Business live – latest updates The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has told MPs that the future path of interest rates in the UK has become more uncertain
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Bank of England governor urges deeper ties with EU to ‘minimise’ Brexit impact
Andrew Bailey says Brexit was not ‘wrong’ but welcomes the UK’s efforts to reset relations with the bloc Andrew Bailey has urged the UK government to deepen ties with the EU, as he warned a breakdown in global trade would make it harder for the Bank of England
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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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