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The Liberal Democrats have accused Conservative councils of “running scared” and “silencing democracy” as the deadline for councils to apply for election postponement expires. The government gave councils until 10 January to say if they would prefer to delay May’s local elections while devolution plans for changes to local authorities are considered. Several councils have… Read more »
The chancellor may need to consider “very severe” spending cuts if the recent rise in UK borrowing costs erodes her fiscal headroom, a former Bank of England economist has said. Sir John Gieve, a former Bank deputy governor, said that recent bond market movement has not come in response to UK policy changes and explained… Read more »
