The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

One expert has called the Labour measure a “straightforward breach” of its manifesto

Chancellor promised to ‘invest, invest, invest’ after months of bleak warnings over economy

Business body covering pubs, hotels and restaurants says budget tax change would increase costs

Rachel Reeves has hinted she plans to put up the tax in the budget but some businesses have voiced concerns

Labour has read its John Maynard Keynes. It unleashed the “animal spirits” of a possible economic bounceback at its first investment summit yesterday, with an upbeat Keir Starmer pledging to “improve Britain’s brand” and promising a land of opportunity for global investors — and some “heritage Yookay“ experience thrown in…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is also believed to be considering raising capital gains tax to fix Britain’s dire public finances

Exclusive: In a dramatic intervention, the former governor of the Bank of England tells the chancellor she must be ruthlessly honest with the public

Hints at plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions comes as demand for labour slows

National Insurance for employers also appears set to increase in the Budget on October 30

Downing St says decisions over protection for the singer were up to Scotland Yard and not the government

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As ministers offer conflicting views on whether high earners, landlords, and those with investment income should be included in the group protected from tax increases in Labour’s Budget, we want to know how you would define ‘working people’