John Healey walks up to Number 10 to be appointed as chancellor by new prime minister Andy Burnham.
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Here’s what may have influenced the prime minister’s choice.
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Experts react to the political effects of Rachel Reeves’s budget.
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves came under heat for attending trade talks in China amid troubling economic headlines.
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The chancellor is weathering choppy economic waters – but the roots of these date back much further than Reeves’ time in the job.
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Comparing Keir Starmer’s 2024 election manifesto with Tony Blair’s 1997 document is a helpful way to understand why the vision is grander than is being portrayed.
Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet meets.
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While UK governments last longer than average, cabinet secretaries have below average tenure.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outside 11 Downing Street in London before presenting the latest government budget to Parliament.
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March 15, 2023
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Alan Shipman , The Open University ; Andrew Burlinson , University of East Anglia ; Catherine Waddams , University of East Anglia ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley , University of Surrey ; Jim Watson , UCL ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Karl Matikonis , Queen's University Belfast , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
Childcare, pensions and support for energy bills are among the main budget plans for the UK government.
Head down, taxes up.
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November 17, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Adi Imsirovic , University of Surrey ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley , University of Surrey ; Hilary Ingham , Lancaster University ; Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete , University of Cambridge ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Supriya Kapoor , Trinity College Dublin , and Tolu Olarewaju , Keele University
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
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Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace the chancellor who led on the now infamous mini-budget – but it may not be enough.
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British households want answers from their new leader as they look at their soaring energy bills.
Does Johnson have enough power behind him?
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With 41 percent of his MPs united against him, Johnson is unlikely to last long – or get much done if he does.
What’s in the box?
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October 27, 2021
Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Edward Thomas Jones , Bangor University ; Gabriella Legrenzi , Keele University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
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March 3, 2021
Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Andrew Cumbers , University of Glasgow ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Felix FitzRoy , University of St Andrews ; Jonny Munby , Teesside University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Lisa Scullion , University of Salford ; Mark Williams , Queen Mary University of London ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Suzanne Withrington , Teesside University , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
Sunack and Johnson clap for the NHS, shortly before the latter’s Covid-19 diagnosis.
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Initially spoken of as a puppet chancellor, the newcomer seems to be coming out better from this crisis than other ministers.
Who’s in and who’s out?
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This is Boris Johnson’s first major cabinet reshuffle since the Conservatives’ general election victory.
