Economics
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The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates again today, leaving millions of homeowners facing higher costs. Richard Partington reportsPodcast
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Nils Pratley on financeLet’s not pretend Labour has found a way to defuse the ‘mortgage timebomb’Starmer and his party seem to have concluded direct support for homeowners cannot be justified – but it’s smart politics to be seen to take on the banks
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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says party would force banks to take a range of steps to protect borrowers
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Former health secretary says understanding important of early quarantining could have helped prevent disease spreading
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Expected surge in costs by 2025 likely to hit people in 30s hardest, says Institute for Fiscal Studies report