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Inflation falls to 1.7% the lowest rate in three years ahead of first Labour Budget

Regardless of any reader’s political persuasion, few can have been impressed by Labour’s first hundred days in the saddle.

The government has all it’s ducks in a row— Let’s hope the content of the budget does not spoil the party!

Pedestrians and cyclists in front of Royal Exchange at the junction of Bank and Cornhill in the City of London, the capital's historic financial district (aka 'The Square Mile'), on 4th October 2024, in London, England.

UK economy grew by 0.2% in August, official figures show, following two months of stagnation

Blue Evri van with a delivery driver carrying a parcel

Evri announces partnership with disability charity Scope

One pound coin on bank notes

Pensions ‘could be used to help workers build a rainy day savings pot’

A view of houses with tower blocks in the background

House price growth turns positive for first time in two years – surveyors

Reeves’ warnings of ‘difficult decisions’ and public confidence

Reeves may need tax increases worth £25 billion – IFS

A close-up of Angela Rayner

Government’s plans to boost workers’ rights to be unveiled

View of a powerstation beside a lake and mountain

More giant ‘water batteries’ planned under scheme to boost clean energy storage

Aslef strike

New workers rights unveiled against backdrop of ‘strike Britain’

City of London skyline

Utilities stocks help drive FTSE 100 back to gains

Nick Read, chief executive of Post Office, arrives to give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Post Office boss told not to ‘dig into the past’ by top lawyer, inquiry hears

The sun rises behind a redundant oil platform

Call for £1.9bn a year to help oil and gas workers move into clean energy

Sir Keir Starmer making a speech

Starmer accused of ‘opening the door’ to tax and borrowing changes in Budget

EasyJet planes on the tarmac at Luton airport

Airlines may have to ‘hold people on the plane’ due to EU border rules – easyJet

Solar panels in a row

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030