Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended Rushanara Ali in a row over the homelessness minister increasing the rent on her East London property, saying she seems to have done "everything in accordance with the law".
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Chancellor Reeves says she "welcomes" the interest rates cut from 4.25% to 4%, adding it's "good news" for homeowners, people trying to get onto the housing ladder and businesses that are "borrowing to grow". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits Port Talbot, where she proposes how £143 million of government funding will secure over 130 disused coal tips in Wales. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves will need to find more than £40bn of tax rises or spending cuts in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules, a leading research institute has.. Sky News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed Heathrow's latest plans for a third runway, saying it's "so important" for Britain to "trade with countries around the world". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A shocking revelation was unearthed by the i Paper on Thursday that homelessness minister Rushanara Ali had evicted her tenants before hiking up the rent on her.. Sky News
Conservative Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake calls on Rushanara Ali to resign, accusing the homelessness minister of "staggering hypocrisy", after she hiked the rent on her property by hundreds of pounds allegedly "within weeks" of the previous tenants' contract ending. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says China's plans to build a new 'super-embassy' in London "should not be allowed to go ahead", adding it will "clearly be used as a centre for espionage activity". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says cutting the interest rate from 4.25% to 4% was a "finely balanced decision". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A number of migrants have arrived in Dover after being intercepted by the Border Force, as the government announces the first detention of migrants under the UK-France migrant returns deal. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says there is "genuine uncertainty about the course of the direction" of interest rates, despite today's cut and his belief that the path will continue downwards. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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