The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

The only way the chancellor can save herself is to lower living costs or make big improvements to public services. Farage waits in the wings if not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Police are trying to track down two inmates released in the last week from HMP Wandsworth.

Sir Tony Blair’s think tank urged the Government to ‘move beyond the caution’ of its first year in office.

A report from the Tony Blair Institute has called on the chancellor to ‘bring businesses back onside’

The Confederation of British Industry said the Government ‘cannot pull the business tax lever once again to balance the books’.

Chief executive criticises chancellor before budget that could prove bigger threat to business than ‘the incident’

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

When the full, unexpurgated diaries of the Conservative MP Sir Henry “Chips” Channon were published in 2021, these disarmingly frank accounts of his aristocratic life in mid-20th century Britain caused a stir. They revealed the inner thoughts of a renowned social climber and rightwing snob, whose political career never recovered…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves weighs 20% settling-up charge on UK assets for wealthy leavers in budget 2025, targeting tax havens and aligning with G7 amid 16,500 millionaire migrations.