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            <title><![CDATA[No issues with UK fuel supply, says Reeves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor was speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:05:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What's happening to the UK economy and how does it affect you?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The rate of UK economic growth affects things like pay increases and the amount of tax raised. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:58:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chris Mason: Iran war has trapped Labour in a vicious circle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A subdued economy makes trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult, Chris Mason writes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:20:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves says she's angry at Trump's decision to launch war with Iran]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor says the US president does not have a "clear plan" to exit the conflict.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:11:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Energy bill help would be based on household income, Reeves says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor tells the BBC it is "too early" to say exactly who would get help but hinted any support would not arrive until the autumn.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:07:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Quantum computing talent should be used for good']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After the government's pledge to invest £2bn into quantum computing, how is the industry feeling?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:49:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When will the cash Isa saving limits change?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to cash Isa rules, but what are they and how do they work?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support - and who won't]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters? ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mayors to gain more spending power under Reeves tax plans]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor sets out the government's plan for economic growth, which also includes closer ties to the EU.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves to double funding for 'British Silicon Valley']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves is expected to announce plans for a Greater Oxford development corporation this week.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heating oil support 'needs to be delivered now']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:49:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Calls grow for Reeves to ditch fuel tax hike over Iran]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September's planned rise.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['My heating oil costs have more than doubled since Iran war started']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Your Voice hears from someone facing higher bills, as the chancellor says there is  "price gouging" in the market.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves says her plan is working as growth forecast cut for this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The forecasts were made before the conflict in the Middle East broke out which could have a "very significant" impact, the OBR said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No new tax rises in Spring Statement, but don't be fooled - tax bills are still rising]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are measures, announced ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement, yet to take effect. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spring Statement 2026: Key points at a glance]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chancellor Rachel Reeves updates MPs on her plans for the economy, as the latest forecasts are unveiled.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Businesses eye Spring Statement for aids to growth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hampshire business leaders say what they'd like to see in the Chancellor Rachel Reeves's address.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mosque chair suspended over 'shocking views' claim]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Arshad Khatana is suspended by Labour following claims made by Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves fixated on 'dysfunctional' borrowing rules, says IFS]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The think tank suggests the chancellor's fiscal rules need to shift the focus from one key figure.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:09:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves says 'more to do' after sluggish GDP growth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chancellor's comments came after figures showed the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:23:06 GMT</pubDate>
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