The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Letters: Politicians including Jeremy Corbyn and MPs from the Green party and Plaid Cymru respond to the chancellor’s plans. Plus a letter from Peter Riddle

The chancellor, on the morning-after media round, just scraped a no-score draw despite a pervasive sense of unkept promises

Critics say changes to inheritance tax and nature-friendly subsidies could break up family farms and risk food security

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had no alternative but to raise taxes in her first Budget.

Perhaps the most important long-term change announced in the first Labour budget are the new rules the government has set itself to fund the expansion of public services and increase public investment. These fiscal rules, which set out how much the government can borrow and spend, are seen as critical…

London’s FTSE 100 was down 49.53 points, or 0.61%, to close at 8,110.1.

Unless the chancellor’s capital spending increases stimulate private investment, expect more tax rises ahead

Members of the Independent Schools Council board voted to take action after the policy was confirmed in the Budget.

Industry reaction suggests that renters and First Time Buyers are going to be hit hardest by measures in the Autumn Statement

Nine out of 10 taxpayers will benefit as a percentage of income from the Budget, according to a Treasury analysis

UK Treasury raises taxes by 40 billion pounds, affecting wage growth and public services. Potential future tax increases and spending concerns highlighted.