The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

COMMENT: It isn’t just that unemployment has hit an all-time high – up 500,000 since Keir Starmer took office – businesses are being stymied by hiring freezes, the hospitality sector is increasingly reliant on agency staff, and the number of NEETs is on the rise. Under Labour, Britain simply isn’t…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves praised the supermarket chain’s expansion as a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK

Revolut's push for a UK banking licence and 10m customers challenge Lloyds' share price, up 200% in 5 years

Food inflation at 4.2% this month, with prices increasing at fastest pace for 18 months, says British Retail Consortium

We can’t hope to be world leaders in tech without getting real on pay — and that means paying top talent the big bucks

The chancellor seems to be waiting for a clearer economic picture to emerge but that is not how government works

THE SNP have accused the Chancellor of spending the summer “flying kites” as the cost of living crisis worsens under Labour.

The alternatives for the UK chancellor are either unworkable or will lose Labour votes, so here’s what she should try, says Faiza Shaheen of Tax Justice UK

While MPs are enjoying their summer holidays, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been busy trying to plug a growing budget shortfall. Unable to cut spending because of backbencher fury, inevitably she will look to increase taxes.