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Boris Johnson’s Brexit spending spree dampened as budget surplus plummets

Public-sector finance figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the Government’s balance sheet was £1.3billion in the black in July. City analysts had forecast the figure would be £2.7billion. In July last year, the Treasury posted a £2.2billion surplus. The below-expectations figure followed extra spending pressures on the Government as a result of preparations for […]

Jeremy Corbyn calls urgent meeting on tactics to halt no-deal Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn has invited the leaders of other political parties from across parliament to an urgent meeting to discuss “all tactics available to prevent no-deal”. Senior backbenchers have also been summoned by the Labour leader in a bid to stop the UK “heading into a constitutional and political storm”. In a letter, he urged MPs […]

Review could derail £55bn HS2 project

An “independent and rigorous” review into the future of the HS2 rail link has been announced by the government. The exercise will consider whether the £55bn project should still go ahead, or if changes need to be made to elements of the scheme. Chaired by former Crossrail and HS2 chairman Douglas Oakervee, it will look […]

Trump says he had to ‘take China on,’ even if it meant hurting U.S. economy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had to confront China over trade even if it caused short-term harm to the U.S. economy because Beijing had been cheating Washington for decades. Trump’s strongly worded comments came hours before his government announced approval of an $8 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, […]