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TOP NEWS: UK grocery inflation fades to year-to-date low - Kantar

UK grocery price inflation eased to its lowest level since last year, numbers on Tuesday showed, though it remained in robust shape, helping boost the...

Tue, 20/06/2023 - 08:30


UK MPs vote overwhelmingly to back partygate report

UK MPs have voted overwhelmingly to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to parliament with his partygate denials, as Rishi Sunak stayed...

Tue, 20/06/2023 - 06:00


Bank of England widens stress tests to include funds, insurers

The Bank of England on Monday launched a new stress test that will for the first time cover non-banking financial institutions, which played a role...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 14:38


UK PM Sunak and von der Leyen agree on UK-EU ’shared approach’ on AI

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen discussed Ukraine and artificial intelligence in a call on Monday, No 10 said.

Downing Street said the European Commission...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 13:33


Average two-year fixed-rate UK mortgage tops 6% for first time in 2023

The average two-year fixed-rate homeowner mortgage on the UK market has topped 6% for the first time this year.

The rise takes the rate back towards...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 10:52


UK lawmakers set to punish ex-PM Johnson for ’Partygate lies’

British MPs vote Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties, in what the government...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 06:03


UK house prices stifled by rising mortgage rates in June

UK house prices suffered a marginal fall this month, the first June decline since 2017, according to a Rightmove tracker.

Average new seller asking prices fell...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 05:02


UK PM Sunak faces another by-election after ex-Tory MP resigns

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after a former Tory member of Parliament resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual...

Sun, 18/06/2023 - 11:06


Johnson partygate hangover leaves Sunak with headache

The fallout from a scathing report which found Boris Johnson lied to MPs over partygate has left UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a battle...

Fri, 16/06/2023 - 10:35


UK Prime Minister Sunak set for two by-election tests on July 20

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will face a test of his leadership in two by-elections on July 20 caused by Boris Johnson and an ally.

The...

Thu, 15/06/2023 - 15:55


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