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The UK economy didn’t grow at all in the three months after the general election, official figures confirmed.In a setback for Labour, the Office for National Statistics said the economy flatlined between July and September. It previously…

Scribbled out in my diary for this Thursday is a single word: election.I wrote it earlier this year, with a cautionary question mark attached, when many ­Conservative Party bigwigs and Westminster soothsayers predicted Rishi Sunak would go…

If Labour can improve living standards, revive key services and get the economy motoring again, then bullish Rachel Reeves’ first tax-raising Budget will be a distant, irrelevant memory for voters.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, a former…

The Tories have been accused of leaving the economy in “disarray” as figures revealed near record numbers of workers on zero hours contracts or off long-term sick.Official data also showed more than 1.4million people out of work, while job…

It is a bold political strategy to say 'don't vote for the other team - they might get ELECTED'.It's even braver to suggest that, once in power, your opponent might actually CHANGE stuff. It merely proves that, even when you're about to…

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out triggering a summer general election amid feverish speculation over the date.The PM fuelled rumours of a snap election after figures on Wednesday showed inflation falling to 2.3% in April - just shy of…

Rachel Reeves will accuse Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt of “gaslighting” the British people about the state of the economy.In a speech in the City of London on Tuesday, the Shadow Chancellor will warn they are “completely out of touch” with…

Rishi Sunak’s guarantees to kickstart the economic system have been in tatters on Thursday as Britain plunged into recession. One of the PM’s 5 key pledges was to develop the economic system. But Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves blasted:…

I can’t faux I’ve given politics my full consideration this week, given the best story ever informed ­unfolded in Scotland.Not the Sturgeon factor, which was mildly attention-grabbing and never somewhat tragic, however that monkey on the…

Tetchy Rishi Sunak was requested if he lies awake worrying in regards to the poor as he was grilled about baby poverty right this moment.The Prime Minister is showing earlier than the Commons Liaison Committee, whose members chair…