Former Bank of England deputy warns Rachel Reeves against kneejerk cuts
Charlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years away The former Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean has warned the chancellor against making kneejerk cuts in next week’s spring statement to try to hit fiscal targets that are five
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PM call with President Macron of France: 5 May 2025
The Prime Minister spoke to France’s President Emmanuel Macron this evening. HM GovernmentSource
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Universal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Grenada
UK Statement on Grenada, delivered at Grenada's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. HM GovernmentSource
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More girls to study maths under plans to improve pathway into AI careers
Government invests £8.2m to boost girls' advanced maths skills and AI careers. HM GovernmentSource
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Tiffany Sadler, UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes to visit Kigali
The UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Tiffany Sadler, will be in Kigali next week, after visiting Kinshasa and Kampala. HM GovernmentSource
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‘It’s pretty bad’: Bank of England top official on the lack of female economics students
Deputy governor Clare Lombardelli calls for more women and people from poorer backgrounds to take key subject Economics has an image problem, says Clare Lombardelli, a deputy governor at the Bank of England. With few children from poorer backgrounds studying the subject and only a small proportion of
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Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs
Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go further The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday amid growing concerns over the hit to UK jobs and growth from Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic global trade war.
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British vets could face price caps and ban on bonuses linked to pet treatments – business live
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK’s Competition and Markets Authority scrutinises veterinary industry and companies adjust to Trump tariffs Fhaheen Khan, senior economist at Make UK, a lobby group for British manufacturing, said: UK manufacturers are caught in the eye of a perfect
Read MoreUK statement on attacks against the Druze community in Syria
The UK has issued a statement in response to recent attacks against the Druze community in Syria. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreUniversal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Sweden
UK Statement on Sweden, delivered at Sweden's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. HM GovernmentSource
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