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UK Unemployment Forecast to Hit 11-Year High as Economists Warn of Weak Growth

UK Unemployment Forecast to Hit 11-Year High as Economists Warn of Weak Growth

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UK unemployment is expected to rise to its highest level in more than a decade in 2026, as a sluggish economy struggles to absorb higher employment costs and weak private-sector growth, according to a new survey of leading economists. In The Times’ annual Economists Survey, 48 senior economists warned that the UK economy remains “moribund” […]

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Wes Streeting Defies Starmer as Labour Voters Push for EU Customs Union

Wes Streeting Defies Starmer as Labour Voters Push for EU Customs Union

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Wes Streeting has publicly challenged Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit stance by arguing that Britain should pursue membership of a customs union with the European Union, a position strongly backed by Labour voters, according to new polling. The intervention by the health secretary marks the clearest breach yet of Starmer’s stated refusal to revisit customs union

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Unlocking the Hidden Economy: Supporting Unpaid Carers Could Add £47bn to UK GDP

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The UK economy could gain nearly £47.7 billion a year if unpaid carers were better supported to enter or remain in paid work, according to a major new study that exposes the economic price of locking carers out of the workforce. The research, titled “The Hidden Cost of Unpaid Care: The Economic Price of Locking

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