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Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak
HOUSEHOLDS face being hundreds of pounds a year worse off even before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is known, experts warned today following an “incredibly grim” economic forecast.
It came before the FTSE 100 lost more than one-tenth of its value as global stock markets faced a rout in the face of Covid-19 fears.
The index suffered its worst daily trading since the crash of October 1987 and its third worst day in history.
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Campaigners urge government to ignore profiteering oil lobbyists and help those hit hardest by rising energy prices
The 2025 Budget shores up the PM’s political position with headline-grabbing welfare U-turns, but with no improvements on offer to declining public services or living standards, writes MICHAEL BURKE
