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Richard Partington

Richard Partington is the Guardian's economics correspondent. Twitter @rjpartington 

July 2024

  • Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, leaves Downing Street carrying a red file under his arm

    Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead

  • Laptop computer with high-speed connection.

    Ofcom to ban inflation-linked mid-contract price rises on phones, pay-TV and broadband

  • A shopper on Oxford Street in London

    British retail sales slump by more than forecast amid chilly weather

  • Female factory worker assembling a bicycle in a factory, working on the frame and wheels.

    UK jobs market cools again as wage growth slows

  • UK banks told to treat politicians more fairly after Farage debanking row

  • Keir Starmer appoints two influential leftwing critics as government advisers

  • Fear of persistent inflation? Bank of England should shake it off

  • Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by handful of votes

  • UK ready to build ‘closer, more mature’ trade links with EU

  • Business live
    Wall Street stocks rise after Donald Trump assassination attempt – as it happened

  • BoE should ‘stop squeezing living standards’ and cut rates, says policymaker

  • Reliance on private sector investment could stifle Labour’s economic mission

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  • Rachel Reeves to announce economic advisory council to boost UK growth

  • Surprise growth boost for Labour as GDP rises by 0.4% in May

  • Retail sales dip in June as UK’s cooler weather and cost of living bite

  • Bank of England should keep interest rates on hold, says policymaker

  • Amazon’s Coventry workers begin voting in historic union ballot

  • Voter turnout at general election was lowest since 2001 – politics live as it happened

  • Former Tory minister may become Labour’s ‘planning tsar’

  • Housebuilders rally as investors bet on Starmer’s new homes pledge

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