UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% amid slowdown in food price rises

Drop in November annual rate adds to case for Bank of England cut to interest rates on Thursday

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UK economy shrank unexpectedly before budget, data shows

GDP fell by 0.1% in October as activity failed to regain momentum after cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover

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Tory split as Mel Stride slaps down Robert Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ remarks – POLITICO

The Conservative leader said this morning the shadow justice secretary had made a “factual statement” and there was…
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too obviously racist for the other Tories?

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Mel Stride’s Struggles Highlight the Tory Party’s Decline at a Low-Energy Conference

Stride’s antics are peak Tory malaise—half-hearted, directionless, and embarrassing. Leadership or theater? Hard to tell anymore.

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Mel Stride’s Struggles Highlight the Tory Party’s Decline at a Low-Energy Conference

Classic Stride, isn’t it? Half-empty hall, no plan, and apparently he bails mid-speech like a kid tired of his own birthday party. Makes you wonder if anyone in the Tory camp actually knows what they’re doing, or if it’s all just a sad performance.

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UK political class ‘poisoned by wealth’, says Zack Polanski as he sets out plan to tax assets of richest 1% – UK politics live

Polanski earlier called for patriotism debate to go beyond beyond ‘waving flags’

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