'The answer cannot always be more money': Rachel Reeves vows no blank cheques for public sector and tells workers to be 'better and faster' amid questions over economic growth
Daily MailRachel Reeves today vowed to keep public finances under a tight rein as she faced questions over the impact of her Budget on the UK economy. Writing for MailOnline the Chancellor warned the public sector 'the answer cannot always be more money' after a wave of above-inflation pay rises for medics and train drivers. In a new forecast, the Bank of England last night downgraded its UK growth outlook for the last three months of this year to zero, from a previous prediction of 0.3 per cent. British retailers returned to growth last month, up 0.2 per cent, with supermarket pre-Christmas sales offsetting the weakest trading for clothing stores in almost three years. The ONS said this came after clothing and footwear retailers reported that sales volumes dropped by 2.6 per cent for the month, taking them down to the lowest monthly level since January 2022.
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