Economic news and events


Sunak pledges to create apprenticeships, cut red tape for small firms

Rishi Sunak will pledge to create up to 20,000 more apprenticeships with plans to fully fund training for young people and cut red tape for...

Mon, 18/03/2024 - 06:10


Sunak tells Tories to ’stick to the plan’ amid rumours of ousting plot

Rishi Sunak has insisted ‘the economy is turning a corner’ and urged mutinous Tory MPs to ‘stick to the plan’ amid reports of a plot...

Mon, 18/03/2024 - 05:52


Buyer demand pushes up UK house prices in March - Rightmove

Rising house prices in March show that sellers may be overconfident, with buyer demand putting upward pressure on prices, according to new data from the...

Mon, 18/03/2024 - 05:16


Tories downplay plot to replace UK PM Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt

Senior Tories have sought to downplay reports that some Conservative MPs are plotting to replace Rishi Sunak as UK prime minister with Penny Mordaunt before...

Sun, 17/03/2024 - 10:36


Whitehall lacks the skills to implement AI, says National Audit Office

Artificial intelligence could save the taxpayer billions and transform public services, but the UK government lacks a coherent plan to adopt it in the public...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 14:41


UK company insolvencies spike in February as firms under pressure

More than 2,000 UK firms went bust last month, nearly a fifth more than the same time last year, according to new figures which shed...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 11:56


Ireland, US relationship ‘stronger and deeper than ever’ - Varadkar

The relationship between Ireland and the US could not be stronger, the Irish premier has said.

On the eve of a bilateral meeting with US President...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 06:52


UK Prime Minister Sunak rules out May 2 general election

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out holding a general election on May 2, when voters are set to go to the polls for...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 06:51


Ireland consumer price inflation ebbs to 3.4% in February - CSO

Consumer price inflation cooled in Ireland last month, according to figures on Thursday.

The Central Statistics Office reported that consumer prices rose by 3.4% in February...

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 11:22


’Solid rise’ in UK homes put on the market as buyer inquiries grow

A ‘solid rise’ in sellers putting their homes on the market was seen in February, with the strongest upswing recorded since autumn 2020, according to...

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 06:08


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