Tag: UK Economy
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Brexit’s Enduring Economic Toll: Reeves Signals Tax Rises as Budget Looms
Brexit’s Long Shadow on the UK Economy The case for Brexit’s lasting economic impact has shifted into sharper focus as Labour’s Rachel Reeves signposts forthcoming tax rises. Reeves, the party’s shadow chancellor, has repeatedly framed the budget debate around the assumption that the post-Brexit economy continues to bear the imprint of the 2016 referendum and…
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Brexit’s Severe, Lasting Impact Drives Budget Tax Rises
Brexit’s enduring economic hit linked to looming tax rises The UK’s political discourse is once again focused on the long shadow cast by Brexit as Labour’s Rachel Reeves confirms that tax rises are likely in the upcoming budget. Reeves has been presenting a narrative that links the economy’s slower productivity and higher living costs to…
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UK set to be second-fastest growing G7 economy, IMF projects
Overview: UK poised for modest growth in a volatile global climate The United Kingdom is forecast to be the second-fastest growing economy among the world’s leading advanced economies, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook. Growth is projected at about 1.3% for both 2025 and 2026, a pace that outstrips most G7 peers…
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UK Growth Forecast: IMF Sees Second-Fastest G7 Expansion
Overview: UK poised for solid relative growth, IMF says The United Kingdom is forecast to be the second-fastest growing major economy among the G7 this year and next, according to the latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The projection places the UK ahead of most peers in a year shaped by…
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UK forecast to be second-fastest growing economy in the G7: IMF outlook explained
UK set for notable growth within the G7, IMF projections show The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has updated its global outlook, placing the United Kingdom as the second-fastest growing economy among the world’s seven most advanced economies this year and next. Growth is forecast at 1.3% in both 2025 and 2026, a modest pace, yet…
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UK Won’t Relax Visa Rules for India, Starmer Says Today
Starmer Signals No Visa Relaxation Despite UK-India Trade Deal In a high-profile visit to Mumbai and with a delegation of more than 100 UK entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, and university leaders, Sir Keir Starmer made clear the Labour stance on immigration policy ahead of and during the UK’s ongoing effort to bolster trade with India. He…
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UK Won’t Relax Visa Rules for India, Starmer Says: Trade Focus Over Immigration Reform
UK-India trade deal is central to the visit Prime Ministerial delegation leader Sir Keir Starmer has made clear that the United Kingdom is not about to loosen visa rules for India, even as he travels to Mumbai to highlight the economic and cultural benefits of the recently signed UK-India trade agreement. The mission, which includes…
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Growth Is Antidote to Division: Starmer at Labour Conference
Growth as the antidote to division Keir Starmer is using his Labour conference address to argue that sustained economic growth can be the antidote to the disorder sown by populist right forces. He emphasizes that growth should lift living standards for people across all regions, not just a select few, and that the way wealth…
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Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division at Labour Conference
Keir Starmer’s growth message: the antidote to division Keir Starmer is positioning economic growth as the central answer to a country he says is at risk of pulling apart. In a speech planned for the Labour conference in Liverpool, he will insist that growth can be the force that unites communities and raises living standards,…
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Keir Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division for Britain
Keir Starmer frames growth as the antidote to division In a bid to reassert Labour’s direction at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Prime Minister Keir Starmer cast economic growth as the crucial antidote to the divisions he says are stirred by the populist right. He argued that how growth happens — and who benefits…