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Bank flagged ‘discrepancies’ in explanations provided by Mone and husband Douglas Barrowman
Reports about Tory peer lead to demands for transparency over how PPE Medpro won government contract
October’s figure of £13.5bn was £4.4bn more than in the same month last year
Resolution Foundation points to wage stagnation, while IFS says fiscal rules only just met by £55bn squeeze
Jeremy Hunt aims to restore grown-up government, but will a divided party unite behind him?
Unlike Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor accepted the OBR’s dire predictions for the economy
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt says budgets to be protected in cash terms, but surging inflation means ‘efficiencies’ are likely
Welfare and pension payments to rise by 10.1% from next April, the biggest uprating since 1991
PM and chancellor seek to reassure financial markets with focus on tax rises and spending cuts
Health Foundation points to scale of NHS cuts, while NAO shows service struggling with inflation and staff shortages
Cuts to public spending must be balanced with recession risks, say fund managers
PM refuses to be drawn on matching Truss’s promise of big boost to military spending
The UK chancellor is preparing measures to reduce public borrowing because of dire predictions for the public finances
UK chancellor wants to convince financial markets he has control of public finances
Chancellor plans tax increases and spending cuts after fiscal watchdog downgrades outlook for public finances
Efforts to ‘level up’ and to narrow regional inequalities have been hit by inflation and Whitehall turmoil
Day-to-day spending on public services to be frozen in real terms for three years from 2025
Majority of savings will be found through ‘reprioritisation’ in the health service
East-west high-speed line pared again but HS2 chief confident north-south project will not be cut back
Britain’s chancellor has no easy options for filling the country’s fiscal hole
Projects could be delayed or axed and Truss’s local tax-break proposals are under review
The cost of living crisis combined with the fiscal challenge pits support for households against even higher borrowing
Ministers hope sweeping Autumn Statement measures to fill gaping hole in UK public finances will not be needed in full
Finance minister to present government’s fiscal statement ahead of Bank of England meeting on November 3
His competence is overrated but his rectitude offers a reprieve for Britain’s despoiled democracy
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