UK government's own estimate says welfare cuts to push 250,000 into poverty
Welfare cuts announced by Britain on Wednesday will drive 250,000 into relative poverty by the end of the decade and leave ...
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Michelle O'Neill accuses UK Government of “choosing weapons of war over people and public services”
Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the Chancellor had put public services to “the bottom of the pile” of priorities ...
British Steel's Chinese owner rejects £500m government aid offer
Jingye Group has turned down an offer of taxpayer support proposed by Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, leaving ...
UK bond chief hails 'important shift' away from long-dated issuance
The head of the agency that issues British government bonds said the agency would make an "important shift" away from ...
Labour slashes public spending, hands over billions to military in UK Spring Statement
Reeves’ was the most pro-war speech made by any UK politician since World War Two, as she pledged that the Treasury’s coffers ...
UK politics latest: Reeves refuses to rule out more cuts amid growing Labour backlash
In its economic forecast published on Wednesday, the OBR said the most “severe” scenario, in which the UK and other nations ...
Reeves Says UK to Cut 10,000 Civil Service Jobs Ahead of Key Speech
The UK government will aim to slash the number of civil servants by 10,000, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said ...
UK Nest pension fund says pledge to invest 30% in private markets is ‘not guaranteed’
The UK’s state-backed pension scheme said its plans to invest 30 per cent of its portfolio in private markets by 2030 was “not a guarantee”, arguing it would not compromise ...
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UK Imposes Sanctions on Four Sri Lankans for Alleged War Crimes
The United Kingdom government has advanced accountability in Sri Lanka by imposing sanctions on four men implicated in ...
UK government orders probe into Heathrow shutdown that sparked concern over energy resilience
The British government has ordered an investigation into the country's “energy resilience” after an electrical substation ...
British Steel’s Chinese owner rejects UK government subsidy offer
British Steel’s Chinese owner has rejected a £500mn offer from the UK government to help switch to greener production, in a move that will raise concerns about the future of one of Britain’s biggest ...
Cuts needed to fund UK tax hike, says Robison
The finance secretary says her government is facing a "major shortfall" after the chancellor's Spring Statement.