05 Feb Serco wins recruitment contract for UK armed forces worth up to £1.5bn
Award extends group’s expansion into military contracting amid rise in geopolitical tensions globally
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News
05 Feb Bank of England halves growth forecast and cuts rates to 4.5%
Revised economic estimates come as blow to Labour and stoke stagflation fears
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05 Feb Ideas on how to tackle the staggering rise in the UK benefits bill
Also in this newsletter, digital skills “passports” for the construction industry
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05 Feb UK film and TV production jumps as Hollywood bounces back from strikes
Pinewood, Leavesden and Elstree studios in demand as bases for Hollywood blockbusters
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05 Feb Labour cannot afford to look like the status quo party
Keir Starmer’s style is too decorous to be seen as insurgent but that’s what the political moment calls for
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05 Feb Bank of England cuts interest rate as it happened: Base rate falls to 4.5%; economic growth forecast also reduced
Bank of England reduces interest rate to 4.5% and halves 2025 growth forecast
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05 Feb Bank of England cuts interest rate to 4.5% and halves 2025 growth forecast
Pound falls and gilts rally as investors price in more aggressive rate cuts
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05 Feb Investors price in faster pace of rate cuts after BoE decision
Bank of England reduces interest rate to 4.5% and halves 2025 growth forecast
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05 Feb Tories vow to ban permanent residence for migrants on benefits
Party leader Kemi Badenoch seeks to blunt threat posed by Reform UK
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05 Feb Is Nigel Farage’s Reform hype outpacing reality?
Tory insiders mull a pact with populist party though both camps officially oppose the idea
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