Stride: UK ‘far from out of the woods’ despite growth
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Stride: UK ‘far from out of the woods’ despite growth
Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride welcomed the UK’s 0.7% growth but warned it’s "no time to pop champagne corks." He pointed to signs of a slowdown in March and rising pressures on businesses from tax and regulatory changes.
Stride said wider forecasts still predict weaker growth ahead, warning the economy faces "stress and strain" despite this short-term boost.
Report by Covellm.
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Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride blames “a slowing growth picture” on the government “taxing the living daylights out of business” after the rate of GDP growth slowed to 0.3% between April and June (compared to 0.7% between January and March). Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has welcomed the Government’s expansion of its “deport now, appeal later” scheme as a step in the right direction. However, he warned it fails to address the lack of a true deterrent at the heart of immigration policy, pointing to the continued high numbers of people crossing the Channel this year. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has welcomed the decision to proscribe Palestine Action, calling it a terrorist group that has attacked military assets. He said Parliament acted on security service advice and warned that those breaking the law, including at recent demonstrations, must face consequences. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Mel Stride defends a super injunction obtained by former defence secretary Ben Wallace to block the reporting a data leak relating to Afghan nationals who supported British forces during the Afghanistan War. The shadow chancellor says people could have been murdered and tortured had the Taliban got hold of the information. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Technology Secretary Peter Kyle describes a platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help complete the documents needed to discharge patients from hospital as a “big step forward”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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A number of public buildings around the UK lit up on Friday evening to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Sir Ed Davey said he is "sceptical" about Donald Trump's ability to bring peace to Ukraine. "The problem is Ukraine is not up on the table, you can't have another country negotiating for another country," Mr Davey added.
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