16 h. ago Benefits poised to surge 3.8% and state pension 4.8% in April as Rachel Reeves desperately looks for ways to curb spending

Universal credit and disability handout rises are typically linked to the CPI inflation rate for September, which was revealed today as 3.8 per cent.

Economics

8 d. ago Budget situation is ‘desperate’, Reeves warned as experts say she has no choice but to raise big taxes

Labour chancellor told a ‘Scrabble bag’ of smaller increases will not rejuvenate UK’s faltering economy

Events

8 d. ago Labour's Plan B on growth bulldozers! Desperate Rachel Reeves hopes slashing more planning rules can ease Budget crisis

Fresh additions to the Government's flagship planning Bill are aimed at speeding up the building of new water reservoirs, onshore wind farms and large housing schemes.

Events

9 d. ago Desperate Reeves 'could combine monster Budget tax hikes with council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

9 d. ago Desperate Reeves 'could wrap monster Budget raid into council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

1 week ago Rogue surgeon who harmed patients in botched operations pockets pension payments worth around £1 million since fleeing the country

A rogue surgeon who harmed patients in a series of botched operations has pocketed around £1million of pension payments since fleeing the country.

Economics

3 w. ago Streeting vetoes Treasury VAT raid on private health that could have hit millions of families as Rachel Reeves desperate struggles for ways to raise tax

Health Secretary Wes Streeting moved to crush the idea being mooted within government amid fears it would have hit eight million families.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves is accused of 'desperate stuff' after claiming plan to allow European youths to live and work in Britain would boost growth and stop tax rises

The scheme, which has yet to be signed off, is likely to raise very little because it is reciprocal - meaning young British people would be able to go and work in the EU.

Economics

3 w. ago Major rule update for anyone taking cash from their pension ahead of the Autumn Budget

A MAJOR update on pension withdrawals has been issued after thousands of savers scrambled to take money out of their pot ahead of the Budget. Pension withdrawals surged 36% in 2024/25 amid speculation that the amount of tax-free cash you can take out of your pension could be cut. You can currently take up to...

Economics