Fury at Labour as BoE CUTS interest rates in scramble bid to boost GDP
The Monetary Policy Committee reduced the level from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent - the lowest in more than 18 months .
Rachel Reeves given ultimatum over 'putrid' downgrade to economy
Rachel Reeves has been put on notice after “putrid” economic growth forecasts were slashed. The Bank of England halved its ...
Millions of mortgage bills to fall as Bank of England interest rate decision confirmed – what it means for YOUR money
MILLIONS of mortgage bills are set to fall after the Bank of England confirmed a cut to interest rates. During today’s ...
Bank of England cuts rates but slashes growth forecast in blow to Labour
The base rate fell to 4.5% on Thursday, but the Bank halved the UK’s economic growth forecast for this year while predicting ...
Interest rates live: Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but UK growth downgraded
Experts predict the Bank of England will cut the UK’s base interest rate, which currently sits at 4.75 per cent, to 4.5 per ...
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Labour’s growth plan is still self-deception
It’s barely a week since Rachel Reeves made her agenda-setting speech on how the Government intends to ‘kickstart economic ...
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% as it downgrades growth forecast
The Bank voted to reduce the cost of borrowing on Thursday, but slashed its growth forecasts for the UK economy.
Oh dear, Rachel Reeves — just when we think politics can't get worse, it throws you up
How have we ended up with Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Sir Keir Starmer? Well, it's quite simple actually.
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Oxford and Cambridge are too small
Oxford and Cambridge have some big strengths. The two university cities outstrip most other innovation clusters on scientific ...
Reeves cares more about Chagos deal than British pensioners, say Tories
Mel Stride accuses Chancellor of prioritising agreement over those who have lost winter fuel allowance, demanding cost is ...
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Rate cuts won’t save us: why Rachel Reeves must do more to fix the economy
As was widely expected, the Bank of England has cut its main interest rate from 4.75% to 4.5%. Two members of the Committee voted for a larger cut to 4.25%. The Bank also halved its forecast for ...
Bank of England votes to cut interest rates to 4.5pc
The Bank of England has voted to cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%, as it also slashed short-term growth forecasts for ...