Question: Stuart is asking why the government today announced tax cuts - and a stamp duty cut - to keep the housing market moving when the Bank of England yesterday put interest rates up by 0.5%. This ...

The pound has fallen to a fresh 37-year low against the dollar as financial markets reacted to the biggest tax cutting moves since 1972. It's fallen to $1.09 after Kwasi Kwarteng outlined a series of ...

In a massive shake-up of the UK's finances, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveils the biggest tax cutting moves in 50 years The financial markets react badly, with the pound falling to a fresh 37-year low ...