Economic news and events


UK house prices stifled by rising mortgage rates in June

UK house prices suffered a marginal fall this month, the first June decline since 2017, according to a Rightmove tracker.

Average new seller asking prices fell...

Mon, 19/06/2023 - 05:02


UK PM Sunak faces another by-election after ex-Tory MP resigns

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after a former Tory member of Parliament resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual...

Sun, 18/06/2023 - 11:06


Johnson partygate hangover leaves Sunak with headache

The fallout from a scathing report which found Boris Johnson lied to MPs over partygate has left UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a battle...

Fri, 16/06/2023 - 10:35


UK Prime Minister Sunak set for two by-election tests on July 20

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will face a test of his leadership in two by-elections on July 20 caused by Boris Johnson and an ally.

The...

Thu, 15/06/2023 - 15:55


Former UK PM Johnson committed ‘repeated contempts’ of Parliament

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson committed ‘repeated contempts’ of Parliament with his partygate denials that merited a 90-day suspension, a cross-party investigation has found.

The...

Thu, 15/06/2023 - 09:35


Junior doctors to resume strike as row over pay continues

A strike by junior doctors in England will continue on Thursday as new figures showed that more than half a million appointments and procedures have...

Thu, 15/06/2023 - 05:45


MPs quiz UK financial watchdog over handling of Odey misconduct claims

A group of MPs have quizzed the UK’s financial regulator over how it has handled allegations of sexual misconduct against the founder of Odey Asset...

Wed, 14/06/2023 - 18:02


Bank of England to review how forecasts inflation after UK MP pressure

The Bank of England has agreed to review the way that it forecasts inflation after pressure from MPs in the UK.

In a letter to the...

Wed, 14/06/2023 - 18:01


Ireland annual house price growth slows again in April

Irish residential house prices rose in April from a year earlier, but at a slower rate than in March, according to figures from the Central...

Wed, 14/06/2023 - 12:39


UK train drivers vote to continue strike action in pay dispute

UK train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running pay dispute.

Aslef said a re-ballot of...

Wed, 14/06/2023 - 11:54


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