Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to set out debt plan earlier than planned
The chancellor will publish plans “shortly” after pressure to calm markets over his mini-budget....
Millions will receive £324 cost-of-living payment in November
Those on means-tested benefits will get the money between 8 and 23 November, the government says....
Mortgage rates rise sharply as squeeze tightens
The average two-year fixed rate is now close to 6% as major lenders raise the cost of deals sharply....
Chancellor expected to U-turn on 45p tax rate
Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to make a statement on scrapping the 45p rate of income tax in the next hour, 10 days after it was...
Tory conference: We must stay the course, insists Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
Kwasi Kwarteng will defend his tax cuts during his Conservative Party conference speech....
Trains and postal services hit by mass strikes
Large parts of Britain have no train services as rail workers in several unions have walked out....
Cost of living: Energy bills rise but help cushions blow
A two-year government-set cap means price rises taking effect on Saturday are lower than expected....
What happened to the UK economy, pound and mortgages this week?
The last seven days have been a rollercoaster with mortgage costs and the pound thrown off course....
Tax cuts pledge did cause disruption, Liz Truss says
The prime minister acknowledges that her economic plans “involve disruption in the short term”....
UK not in recession, new figures suggest
The economy grew in the second quarter of this year, but it remains smaller than pre-Covid levels....