Topic: Economy
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Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent
Data from 119 councils shows that half didn’t greenlight a single council house between July and December 2024 — as 1.3m households languish on waiting lists
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India trade deal has left Labour MPs even more anxious about Reform
Trade deals are the reality of post-Brexit Britain. That hasn’t stopped Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch tearing into the UK’s agreement with India
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‘Essential to the community’: Slough fights back against library closures
The town, home to one of Britain’s biggest Muslim populations, went bankrupt in 2021. But councillors and families say cutting libraries is a step too far
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Trump has U-turned, but the turmoil is just beginning
Downing Street is unlikely to impose reciprocal tariffs on the US, but America’s recalibration of global trade isn’t ending any time soon
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Parcels and pani puri: post office takeaways get our stamp of approval
Inside the businesses where you can send a birthday card, pay your road tax and grab an order of pav bhaji to go
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Ramadan is worth up to £1.3bn to UK economy — and growing fast
Report from thinktank Equi suggests the Muslim pound is undervalued as sluggish 2024 figures show UK ‘struggling to grow’
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Halal businesses ought to support Muslim artists, says thinktank
Britain’s multibillion halal industry, spanning food, beauty and fintech, should help finance Muslim cultural initiatives, according to Equi
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Labour has delivered a cruel and needless hammer blow to disabled people
Devastating cuts to benefits won’t help anyone back to work and will push thousands into deeper poverty
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Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0
Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious
