"Chris Patten holds out little hope that political leaders will offer voters an honest assessment of the country’s problems."

>"Uncertain economic policy can have lasting effects on financial markets"

>"Markets look at the wider picture and post-Brexit, post-pandemic economic policy is still a _...Read More_

>"While Boris Johnson plays politics, Britain’s public sector is fraying at the seams"

>"Latest updates: UK prime minister says he has urged fellow leaders to remove Russia from Swift as he announces larges set of sanctions ever"

>"Britain’s prime minister sees himself as Winston Churchill’s heir. But what if he is remembered as Churchill’s weak, humiliated predecessor instead?"

"Government must expand support for most vulnerable households and ramp up retrofitting programme to prevent fuel poverty emergency, businesses and charities warn"

"It’s easy to see why the government is reluctant to add to the economic pain with tougher restrictions"

>"Events in the run-up to Christmas have conspired like twists in a novel to reveal the true character of Tory Brexiters"

"The spending review will expose the tensions between the interventionist prime minister and his traditionalist chancellor, says the Guardian columnist John Harris"

"For 30 years, politicians have ducked hard questions about our economy. Now the Tories promise to magic the problems away."

"Current wage rises will be short term, and expensive for consumers."

"PM’s remarks come as Liz Truss insists it’s the role of business, not ministers, to resolve such problems"

>"Keir Starmer and industry leaders call on PM to do more as ministers decide against immediate deployment of troops"