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BOE Set to Give Labour a Reality Check Over UK Growth Plans
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ambition to lift UK economic growth to 2.5% a year is expected to be dealt a blow when the Bank of England releases new forecasts next week. In its economic update on Aug. 1, the BOE will say the UK’s long-term growth potential is less than 2%, economists predict, leaving Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves with tough decisions if she is to deliver big pay rises for public-sector workers and make a start on fixing the country’s dilapidated public services. Labour’s plans to boost the minimum wage and public-sector pay also threaten to slow the pace of interest-rate cuts ... (full story)