Pressure mounts on Reeves as retail spending and jobs market slows

UK labour and BRC retail sales monitor

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The pressure has continued to build on Chancellor Rachel Reeves as two sets of key economic data show a tenuous UK picture.

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