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Keir Starmer to meet key rival Wes Streeting amid open revolt in Labour Party
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Debt, Inflation and Politics: UK Bonds Are Taking a Triple Hit
As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer slowly loses allies in government and fights for his survival, the escalating political drama is heaping fresh pressure onto a bond market already battered by the country’s deep-rooted fiscal and economic problems.
Pound wobbles and bonds suffer as Starmer battles on
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Regulator announces probe into Scottish Youth Parliament after ex-chair jailed
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Wayve agrees partnership with Government to boost self-driving car tech in UK
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EBay rejects £41.4 billion GameStop takeover offer
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Marston’s pins hopes on pub revamps and World Cup
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Carillion finance directors fined and banned by accountancy watchdog
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UK flight cancellations increase amid high cost of jet fuel
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Hospitality is Northern Ireland’s ‘Cinderella’ industry, says Bill Wolsey
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Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham
With Starmer under growing pressure to resign, Growth and Tribune groups put forward ideas for policy revampsUK politics live – latest updatesGroups connected to the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer.The Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group of Labour MPs, allied to Burnham, have published competing...
UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesLong-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell, as investors braced for a potential change of leadership, with cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to quit.Starmer is consulting colleagues before a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning that comes after min...
Greggs ups prices of meal deals again and cautions over Iran war cost hit
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UK government borrowing costs hit 28-year high on leadership uncertainty
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Vodafone predicts further earnings growth over year ahead in ‘new chapter’
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Greggs serves up stronger sales after rolling out new menu picks
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First-time buyer boost with new £5,000 deposit mortgage to be launched by Lloyds
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