Warmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail sales

ONS says most retailers enjoyed a better month in May, with increases in clothing and household goods

‘No jobs women can’t do’: Rachel Reeves on idols, fiscal prudence and broken promises

Shadow chancellor on why the gender pay gap is at the top of her agenda and a terrible Tory inheritance

Expert economists back Labour’s plan to end economic stagnation in UK

Nobel prize winners and former Bank of England officials believe Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer can bring about ‘desperately needed’ change

Labour says pressure on family finances still acute as UK inflation falls to 2%

Rachel Reeves warns cost of living crisis is not over, as inflation hits official target for first time in three years

Upbeat inflation news may be too little, far too late for Sunak

It will take time for voters to forget the financial toll from the highest inflation in four decades – and time is not on the PM’s side

Jeremy Hunt: Liz Truss economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’

Exclusive: Leaked recordings reveal chancellor ‘trying to achieve some of the same things’ as former prime minister

Investment in UK has trailed other G7 countries since mid-1990s, IPPR says

Institute for Public Policy Research urges Labour and Conservatives to reverse planned cuts

The Guardian view on Labour’s plan for growth: the missing ingredient is clearly demand

Editorial: The UK can’t continue with policies that have produced a productivity slump and record amounts of insecure work

Why is Trump cozying up to America’s most powerful business leaders?

Stocks are at near record levels. That’s not enough for some corporate CEOs, who want more giant tax cuts

Labour’s green plans will create 650,000 jobs, says Rachel Reeves

Party begins week of campaigning on economy under pressure to say if it will raise taxes to pay for £7.3bn plans

What each party promises voters in its UK general election manifesto

A look at how Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru compare on key issues

Why government debt is not like household borrowing

Senior economists have complained to BBC about Laura Kuenssberg comparing Whitehall spending to taking out a credit card

Starmer promises ‘long-term strategy’ in business-friendly Labour manifesto

Labour puts economic policy and wealth creation at heart of pitch to win over former Conservative voters

Green party launches election manifesto with ‘honest’ tax proposal

Leaders outline ideas including wealth levy, rent controls, house-building, and water and energy firm nationalisation

There’s a huge, Brexit-shaped hole in this election – that’s why there’s such an air of unreality about it

The disconnect between promises and the material lives of voters that opened up in the referendum has not been repaired, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik