21 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'Tory obsession with lies of Rachel Reeves highlights their desperation'

No one makes it to the top of politics without being a skilled weaver of fiction, Brian Reade says, which makes the fallout and Tory ranting following Rachel Reeves' Budget all the more galling

Politics

39 h. ago Reeves will not face ministerial standards probe over Budget briefings

Nigel Farage had called for an investigation into whether the Chancellor mispresented the state of the public finances ahead of her fiscal statement.

Politics

40 h. ago Rachel Reeves escapes ministerial ethics probe over Budget lies as standards tsar rejects Farage's demand for Chancellor to be investigated

Reform leader Nigel Farage had demanded the Chancellor be investigated for saying there was a black hole in the public finances of more than £20billion, which it later emerged did not exist.

Politics

42 h. ago Price of popular pint to rise in pubs as brewer blames Reeves’ brutal Budget increases

DRINKERS will feel the pinch as the price of a popular pint is set to shoot up across the country in months. The cost of a pint of Asahi will increase next year due to rising costs, alcohol duty and changes to Government legislation. Dhati Holohan, Asahi UK sales director, told the Morning Advertiser she...

Economics

42 h. ago 3.3m pension savers facing hit with salary sacrifice changes

HMRC said an estimated 7.7 million employees currently use salary sacrifice to make pension contributions.

Economics

59 h. ago Builders downed tools amid fears over Reeves Budget in fresh blow to new homes for London

Housing, civil engineering and commercial activity ‘tanked’ last month, say economists

Politics

64 h. ago Has anyone asked the Chancellor? Treasury launches 'leak inquiry' into Budget... but City watchdog is waiting in the wings

Officials have been ordered to root out the source of briefings that misrepresented economic forecasts the department was being given privately by the OBR watchdog.

Politics

65 h. ago Has anyone asked the Chancellor? Farce as Treasury launches 'leak inquiry' into Budget despite Reeves being at the heart of the furore

Officials have been ordered to root out the source of briefings that misrepresented economic forecasts the department was being given privately by the OBR watchdog.

Politics

66 h. ago British Airways dramatically increases price of rewards flights

The major airline has made changes to its popular loyalty scheme in light of recent announcements in the Chancellor's Budget.

Events

3 d. ago Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

Events

3 d. ago DAN HODGES: Rachel Reeves is bang to rights. And in his eagerness to find a scapegoat, Starmer has now made a fatal blunder

Finally. After the days of obfuscation, deflection and flat-out lying surrounding Rachel Reeves's Budget deceit, Kemi Badenoch has cut through to the heart of the issue. 

Events

3 d. ago Government issues update to anyone on fixed tariff as 150 energy bill discount announced

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the cuts at her autumn Budget last week

Politics

3 d. ago Energy firms told to pass on £150 discount to customers on fixed tariffs

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has written to energy firms calling on them to ensure that consumers on fixed energy tariffs also benefit from the cut.

Economics

3 d. ago Pubs face financial ruin after Rachel Reeves' Budget stealth tax raid: Landlords hike pint prices, reduce opening hours and axe staff in desperate bid to save their boozers

Landlords have warned that punters could potentially be charged more than £18 for a pint as a result of surging costs - while the rate of pub closures accelerates.

Economics

3 d. ago Reeves accused of forcing OBR chief to quit after watchdog revealed truth about Budget black hole

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Rachel Reeves for forcing Richard Hughes to resign as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) because he revealed that she had potentially misled the public over the existence of a spending black hole

Politics

3 d. ago Starmer accused of forcing out OBR head for 'telling the truth' about Reeves' Budget lies in PMQs hammering

In bitter clashes at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch repeatedly battered the PM over the chaos engulfing the fiscal package.

Politics

3 d. ago Badenoch: Reeves could be prosecuted for market abuse over claims before Budget

The Chancellor has faced accusations she misled voters by overstating the scale of the fiscal challenge, but has denied doing so.

Economics

3 d. ago Fears Rachel Reeves might have to return for MORE tax as OBR chief warns government's books are still vulnerable after Budget

Professor David Miles, who sits on the OBR's committee, said the £22billion of 'headroom' the Chancellor had left herself at the Budget was still not 'very large'.

Events

3 d. ago Watch PMQs live: Keir Starmer accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'completely losing the plot'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing off with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for the first time since the Budget was unveiled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last week

Politics

3 d. ago Fresh blow for Reeves as Labour hit with rebellion over tractor tax

Dozens of Labour MPs abstained from the vote, while one backbencher voted against controversial measures to impose inheritance tax on farmers

Events