uk economy
Deputy PM Dominic Raab has claimed the Tories are doing well with employment levels, but that's not the whole picture.
It's the first small sign that the economy could be about to bounce back.
New think tank analysis has painted a pretty bleak picture for the average worker.
Abandoning the controversial policy may calm the political waters, but not the markets which remain spooked by the remaining tax-cutting pledges.
"Are you ashamed of what you've done? Are you?"
"The government’s growth plan is all pain, little gain for the UK taxpayer and our economy.”
And what the Bank of England's announcement actually means.
And just what is going with interest rates?
"Modern politics produces parties that are more extreme than either the voter or the investor consensus."
"Does anyone in charge know what they're doing," one critic tweeted.