Thanks for joining me. We begin the day looking at the latest official retail sales figures, which show a slowdown in growth in September.
The drop was driven by a 2.4pc decline in sales volumes in supermarkets, which retailers blamed on poor weather and consumers cutting back.
5 things to start your day
1) Reeves considers scrapping salary sacrifice tax breaks for electric cars | Chancellor exploring plans to remove ‘unfair’ schemes amid claims they disproportionately benefit wealthy
2) Red tape threatens to turn City into a ‘graveyard’, warns Bank of England official | Sam Woods says prospect of more financial rules could undermine risk-taking in Britain
3) Scrapping non-dom tax regime ‘will cost Britain £6.5bn’ | Abolishing tax status is expected to cost the UK in lost GDP and jobs, think tank says
4) Don’t bow down to striking workers, Ryanair boss urges Boeing | Michael O’Leary…
