Cheaper food and free bus rides for children in Reeves’ cost-of-living plan Rachel Reeves said: ‘My number one priority is protecting households from rising costs.’ Evening Standard · May 20
Britain Pressures Supermarkets To Cap Food Prices British supermarkets already operate on thin margins, but politicians are treating their prices as if they were arbitrary. Reason · May 20
UK announces trade deal with six Gulf states worth £3.7bn a year The UK has become the first G7 country to strike a free trade deal with the bloc of six Gulf states The Independent UK · May 20
Government hails trade deal with Gulf states ‘worth £3.7bn a year’ to UK economy The UK has become the first G7 country to strike a free trade deal with the bloc of six Gulf states. Evening Standard · May 20
Rachel Reeves hits back at flag-waving heckler over bad manners: ‘Not very British’ The man had repeatedly shouted at the chancellor while she was being interviewed The Independent UK · May 20
Reeves hits back at petrol station heckler, telling him it is ‘not very British’ The man had repeatedly shouted at the Chancellor while she was being interviewed on a petrol station forecourt. Evening Standard · May 20
Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir Starmer PM tells Commons extending the temporary 5p cut is a necessary response to cost-of-living pressures The Guardian - UK · May 20
Churchill’s Urinal review – Rosie Holt’s pisstake chancellor turns it up to No 11 An office toilet once used by the wartime PM sparks a culture war in this frenzied show about politics and patriarchy The Guardian - UK · May 20
Will UK supermarkets cap food prices and how could it work? Everyday food items such as eggs and milk could have their prices capped, according to reports The Independent UK · May 20
Supermarket bosses say food price caps would be ‘preposterous’ and ‘idiotic’ A government minister denied any concrete plans for price caps but confirmed ongoing discussions with supermarkets The Independent UK · May 20
Government food price caps would be ‘preposterous and idiotic’, say supermarkets A Government minister denied plans for price caps but confirmed that it is holding talks with supermarkets amid concerns over rising inflation. Evening Standard · May 20
Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges Chancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’ The Guardian - UK · May 20
Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened Former health secretary standing down after saying he no longer had confidence in Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · May 20
Inflation falls to 2.8% in April but Rachel Reeves braces Britain for it to spike in coming months The drop from 3.3% in March was bigger than expected in the City Evening Standard · May 20
The Guardian - UK · May 20 UK inflation eases more than expected to 2.8%, led by lower electricity and gas bills – as it happened Food inflation slows to 3%, led by meat and chocolate; prices of computer game downloads drop sharply; economists say benign inflation data reduces chances of June rate hike
The Independent UK · May 20 Inflation drops back by more than forecast as energy offsets Iran war fuel hit The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation to 2.8% in April, down from 3.3% in March.
The Guardian - UK · May 20 UK inflation slows to 2.8% as energy price cap softens impact of rising fuel costs Lower than expected April annual rate a lift for Rachel Reeves as impact of Iran war yet to fully hit households
The Guardian - UK · May 19 UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across board
The Guardian - UK · May 19 No feelgood factor for Reeves as Iran war snuffs out economic upturn Rise in unemployment and weak pay growth underline how tough this year will be for UK households
The National (Scotland) · May 19 Rachel Reeves issued stark warning ahead of cost of living announcement Rachel Reeves is being urged to go “much further” to help households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis – with the SNP accusing the…
Evening Standard · May 18 Reeves must go ‘much further’ to aid families in cost-of-living crisis, says SNP Westminster economy spokeswoman Kirsty Blackman called on the Chancellor to act to help families – including those in the ‘squeezed middle’.
The Guardian - UK · May 18 Andy Burnham’s change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investors
The Guardian - UK · May 18 Reeves poised to cancel planned fuel duty rise to help with cost of living Chancellor has been under pressure to extend 5p temporary cut at an estimated cost to government of £2.4bn a year
The Independent UK · May 18 Labour must stick to Reeves’ fiscal rules to avoid market chaos, IMF warns UK economy sees growth upgrade but government advised to ‘stay the course’