Goldman Sachs expects worse UK recession in 2023

Read More The UK is likely to enter a deeper recession than previously expected next year, while interest rates and inflation will be lower than forecast, according to revised analysis from Goldman Sachs. The US investment bank downgraded its outlook for Britain, in analysis released on Sunday, forecasting the UK economy would shrink by 1% […]

Endemic low pay threatens future of NHS, says union boss

Read More Endemic low pay represents a threat to the very future of the NHS, the head of the biggest union representing health staff has warned ahead of an expected wave of strike action this winter. Strike action over pay seemed “inevitable”, said Christina McAnea, the general secretary of Unison, even though a formal ballot […]

Met police failings let corrupt officers stay on force, review finds

Read More Metropolitan police officers suspected of serious criminal offences including sexual assault and domestic abuse have been allowed to escape justice, a damning review has found, with the force’s leader admitting that hundreds of racist, women-hating and corrupt officers have been left in the ranks. Massive failings in how Britain’s biggest force roots out […]

Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left

Read More Liz Truss is fighting for her political survival, with Conservative MPs threatening to oust her and even allies warning she has just days to turn around her premiership despite ripping up her economic strategy and appointing Jeremy Hunt as chancellor. The beleaguered prime minister will attempt to shore up her crumbling support by […]

No 10 chief of staff’s position untenable amid lobbying claims, says Labour

Read More Labour has claimed Mark Fullbrook’s position as Downing Street chief of staff is no longer tenable after it was revealed that before his appointment he tried to change UK foreign policy by arranging for two cabinet ministers to meet Fathi Bashagha, a Libyan politician with links to the Russian Wagner Group. The Guardian […]