How much money is the UK government borrowing, and does it matter?
The government borrows money by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future. Most ...
Knife crime offences: What do the latest figures show?
When looking at the number of offences per population, the Metropolitan Police had the highest rate, with 178 per 100,000 ...
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks rise as UK borrowing jumps unexpectedly
The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Wednesday as UK government borrowing rose more than expected in ...
Rachel Reeves ‘derails’ economy with ‘toxic cocktail’ of tax rises and spending hikes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of creating a "toxic cocktail" of tax rises and spending hikes after government ...
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UK public borrowing jumps in December, adding to govt pressure
U.K. public borrowing surged more than analysts expected in December, official data revealed on Wednesday, adding pressure to ...
Borrowing surges to four-year high in blow to Chancellor
The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...
Blow to Reeves as UK borrowing unexpectedly jumps
Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax revenue - was £17.8bn last month, putting more pressure on the chancellor ...
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Borrowing figures: Another sign the Chancellor's Budget has not worked
Responding to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing UK borrowing has hit its highest December level for four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said ...
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I've been speaking to British-Pakistanis – this is what they think of the grooming scandal
These silenced Britons are caught between community protectors of grooming gangs and unfair coverage of an urgent social issue ...
Chancellor under pressure over state of public finances as borrowing soars again
The Office for National StatisticsThe attributed this increase largely to skyrocketing debt interest payments, which have ...
Borrowing hits a four-year high for December
The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a ...
U.K. Government Borrowing Jumps as Interest Payments Rise — Update
Yields on U.K. government bonds--which are known as gilts--surged in early January, and although they have since fallen back somewhat, they remain above the levels assumed by the OBR when it was ...