Rachel Reeves has six weeks to come up with a plan to fix the UK’s ailing public services, deliver an economic boost and lift ...

As the October 30 Budget looms, Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, stressed that Ms Reeves will need to ...

Party leader Ed Davey has proposed increased support for the NHS, to proof it against winter crises, when emergency funding ...

The chancellor was handed more room for manoevre as a result of a Bank of England decision to slow the pace of its ...

British government debt hit 100% of economic output for the first time in recent history and there was another large budget ...

UK government borrowing came in higher than forecast in the first five months of the fiscal year, keeping Chancellor Rachel ...

An increase in duty could have a "devastating knock-on effect" by driving away customers, warned Emma McClarkin, chief ...

Rachel Reeves is considering increasing alcohol duties at next month’s Budge t. The Chancellor has not ruled out putting up ...

The spiralling row over freebies is threatening to overshadow Labour's annual conference, which starts in a few day's time.

Chancellor, Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner declare they will stop taking the donations as row threatens to overshadow ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is still expected to press ahead with her plan to cut the winter fuel payment for millions of ...

A group of economists wants Reeves to raise public investment – but her plans so far point to a tight squeeze on spending.