The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Just one in five voters believe Rachel Reeves is doing a good job, as chancellor’s approval rating plunges towards that of her predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng prior to him being sacked

The chancellor is plunging toward the approval rating of Kwasi Kwarteng in the wake of the September 2022 financial statement

News analysis: Archie Mitchell argues the lack of concrete progress on the ‘coalition of the willing’ leaves Keir Starmer facing difficult questions at home and abroad

Rising costs and global uncertainty may force chancellor to turn to pensioners and wealthier taxpayers

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said people should not be content with allowing the number of benefits claimants to grow.

Editorial: About a third of children were living in deprivation even before this week’s benefit cuts. This appalling situation can’t go on

With the chancellor announcing around £4.8 billion of cuts to welfare spending over the next five years, Alicja Hagopian looks at whether the UK is returning to the austerity policies of ther 2010s

Ryan Swanepoel was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of 20 and uses a wheelchair after losing mobility in his arms and legs.

The spending watchdog’s says it was not provided with an analysis of how the reforms could boost employment

Letters: Readers express their dismay at Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, with some lifelong party members feeling no longer able to support it

Much has been said about UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ self-imposed fiscal rules, and her repeated assertion – which she included in the spring statement – that they are “non-negotiable”. Of course, this is true if you’re not prepared to listen to alternatives, but in the real world there is no…