What to know

• Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the rising cost of servicing the national debt pushed up borrowing last monthChief Secretary to the Treasury, Emma Reynolds, says the government is committed to meeting the fiscal rules with “a buf...S1
• The U.K. government borrowed more in August than a year earlier, a setback for its plans to reduce its deficit as it prepares to outline a new budget next month.S2