PoliticsHealey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high
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EconomyUK inflation rises to 3.1% as motor fuel prices jump by almost a quarter
Financial markets predict one-in-five chance of quarter-point rise in interest rates when Bank of England decides on Thursday
