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Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor, appeared visibly upset in Parliament as the prime minister was asked about her position. The British pound and government bonds dropped in value.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to pledge a Thatcher-esque “Big Bang” in the City next week as part of her much-awaited Mansion House speech. Reeves is expected to tell senior banking figures to ditch New ...

R achel Reeves is planning more business bashing taxes with a £1.7 billion raid on retailers that could push Britain's high ...

A combination of the sluggish economy, U-turns on welfare and winter fuel payments, and a never-ending list of problems that ...

In 2022, when Labour were in Opposition, Rachel Reeves demanded an Emergency Budget over a -0.1 per cent dip in GDP. But now ...

Rachel Reeves has scrapped plans to impose a lower limit on how much savers can put in Cash ISAs each year following a backlash against the plans. There had been months of speculation that the ...

Rachel Reeves has been dealt another blow after the UK economy unexpectedly shrank in May. Economists had expected gross ...

Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is "going nowhere" following the fallout of the welfare U-turn, Downing Street has said.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to avoid a tax raid on workers and businesses in her upcoming Autumn Budget after gross domestic product (GDP) growth slipped slightly for May 2025. Over the ...

Rachel Reeves has delivered her spending review, setting out each government department's budget for the coming years.