14 h. ago 'Liar' Reeves must go now: Chancellor accused of 'deliberately crashing the economy' with Benefits Street Budget and faces call to resign after 'lying' to the nation

In an extraordinary move, the fiscal watchdog yesterday revealed that the Chancellor was told months ago that there was no hole in the public finances.

Events

16 h. ago No10 denies Rachel Reeves misled public over the economy in run up to Budget

Rachel Reeves had signalled that she could be forced to hike income tax in the Budget to plug an economic black hole -estimated by experts to be around £20billion

Economics

18 h. ago Reeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

Economics

19 h. ago No 10 denies Reeves misled public over the UK's finances ahead of Budget

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor had ‘lied to the public’ and should be sacked

Economics

68 h. ago 'There's no reason to start a business in Britain': Budget delivers another hammer blow for small firms

The Chancellor said she wanted to grow the economy, but founders say the Budget is unlikely to encourage entrepreneurship.

Economics

2 d. ago The most chaotic Budget in living memory ends in complete shambles – before it’s even started

The accidental leak of details of Rachel Reeves’ Budget by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) before she got to her feet was one final bit of chaos for this make-or-break Budget, says political editor David Maddox

Politics

3 d. ago What time Rachel Reeves is giving the Autumn Budget 2025 today

Brits will find out the full extent of Labour's plans for the economy today as Ms Reeves delivers her Autumn Budget

Politics

3 d. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits people are 'angry' over economy ahead of tax raid statement

A ‘mansion tax’, income tax threshold freeze extension and pay-per-mile levy for electric vehicle drivers are among the measures the Chancellor is expected to announce today

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves says public ‘angry at unfairness’ in economy ahead of Budget

The Chancellor said the Government had started to see results in the past year.

Economics

3 d. ago 'They couldn't run a bath': Boss of AO World blasts Labour over handling of economy ahead of Budget

John Roberts, founder and chief executive of online electricals seller AO World, blasted Labour for 'a lack of conviction, courage and capability' as he said higher costs have made him move jobs abroad.

Economics

3 d. ago Martin Lewis says major budget announcement 'the wrong solution to a real problem'

Brits will find out the full extent of Labour's plans for the economy when Ms Reeves delivers her second Autumn Budget on November 26

Politics

4 d. ago Labour MPs ignore Reeves' plea for unity ahead of Budget mayhem as they join Greens demanding £24bn 'wealth tax' despite warnings it would crash the economy

Left-wingers took part in a stunt outside Parliament urging the Chancellor to milk £24billion from an annual levy on assets.

Economics

4 d. ago Britain is in a 'growth emergency', Business Secretary admits as economic outlook gets WORSE and dismal reality of Labour's handling of economy laid bare ahead of Budget

As the OBR prepared to lay bare the dismal reality of Labour's handling of the economy, Peter Kyle conceded that the nation was suffering from 'low, slow uneven growth'.

Economics

5 d. ago Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

Events

5 d. ago After all the hype and confusion, Reeves’s Budget must deliver clarity, stability and direction

Editorial: Britain deserves more than mixed messaging and policy drift. After weeks of premature proposals, the chancellor must deliver a Budget that provides the confidence and coherence so far lacking in both her stewardship and Labour’s broader economic direction

Politics

6 d. ago UK Budget: Nearly three quarters of Scots expect economy to get worse in next year

The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker showed that 73 per cent of Scots expect the country’s financial situation to deteriorate in the next year.

Economics

7 d. ago Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary

Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problemsVoters will look elsewhere if Rachel Reeves does not use next week’s pivotal budget to show that “centre-ground” politicians can fix the UK’s entrenched economic problems, the former head of the civil service, Simon Case, has said.Case told the Guardian that at the time of last year’s general election, when he was still cabinet secretary, he believed Labour would be forced to break its manifesto promise to not raise taxes because of the state of the public finances. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Budget 2025: Millions of households expected to save £80 a year on one household bill

Brits will find out the full extent of Labour's plans for the economy when the Autumn Budget is delivered on November 26

Economics

9 d. ago Another day in Starmer's socialist paradise: What percentage of Britons think the economy is in a great state under Labour? ZERO

A shock YouGov poll ahead of next week's Budget found that zero per cent of Britons now believe the economy is in a 'very good state'. Only four per cent rated economic conditions as 'fairly good'.

Politics

9 d. ago Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves planning to raise income tax next week?

Rachel Reeves will announce the full extent of her plans for the economy at the Autumn Budget

Economics