Uk Government Borrowing Overshoots in Blow to Reeves
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Farage says Tory brand is ‘bust’ as other Reform UK speeches target immigrants, drag queens, vegans and more – UK politics live
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Russian prisoner freed in swap urges UK not to let hundreds more ‘die off’
Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Keir Starmer that further exchanges are a matter of ‘life and death’. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian dissident freed in the ...3 hours ago - United Kingdom -
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Fee rule changes to boost UK investment trusts
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The Hill - Politics
Morning Report — Government funding up in the air
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UK thunderstorm warnings: Heavy rain, lightning and hail mark end of warm spell
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Government borrowing in August highest since Covid
Higher spending on public services and benefits led to a rise in government borrowing, figures show.9 hours ago - Covid -
Financial Times - World
UK government borrows more than expected in August
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The Guardian - World
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Is it time to invest in the UK’s green transition again?
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Two-year UK mortgage rates fall faster than longer-term deals
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Jenrick accuses UK Treasury of ‘gaslighting’ over migration benefits
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‘It’s a warning’: UK nature chief sounds alarm over ecosystem collapse as butterfly numbers halve
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UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
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Waheed Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s image
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