The Bank of England data shows that UK mortgage approvals hit their highest in almost 13 years in August, underscoring the scale of the post-lockdown bounce-back in the housing market, but consumers turned more cautious about day-to-day borrowing
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 05:02pm 5th Dec 2025
Where is growth in the Budget?
Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.
Why Britain’s middle class feels squeezed
- 04 Dec 2025
Rachel Reeves has pulled a staggering £66bn from the UK economy: £40bn in the October 2024 Budget, largely from businesses, and another £26bn in the November 2025 Budget, hitting workers, the wealthy and businesses to fund higher welfare spending...
Recent data reveals almost a quarter of the best paid people in the UK are migrants
US fashion chain J Crew is all set to permanently close all six of its UK stores.
The UK's rail franchising system has ended, as the government announced an extended rescue deal for train operators
Britain’s manufacturers remain under acute pressure, according to the industry’s leading trade body, which has urged the government to urgently seek a...
Heathrow airport's top official has urged the government to approve its Covid-19 testing regime to enable more travel, as the airport reported 1.4 million...
Britain's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued for the third month in a row in July as businesses reopened and manufacturing resumed
British firms reportedly hired temporary staff in August at a fast pace since the end of 2018 as they tried to recover from the Covid -19 lockdown
Britain's Minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Gove has defended the government's plan to override parts of its own Brexit deal with the European Union, stating that the government was acting “within the rule of law” and was behaving in...
A group of influential MPs have urged UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to “carefully consider” a limited extension to the government’s job retention scheme for...
