3 h. ago Now Rachel Reeves blames SEXISM for backlash at Budget mayhem: Chancellor begs Labour MPs to get behind her on eve of package smashing tax promises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a desperate appeal to restive backbenchers as she prepares to deliver the long-awaited package tomorrow.

Economics

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves budget blamed for dip in housing market as asking prices drop

Average new seller asking price fell by 1.8% or £6,589 month-on-month in November and the average price tag on a home comes to market across Britain to £364,833

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves' last Budget to blame for 'deeply worrying' unemployment spike, says jobs expert

It does not take a genius to work out that raising the amount of National Insurance employers have to pay would lead to unemployment going up, writes the HR specialist.

Politics

2 w. ago Brexit, Trump, Covid, the Tories: All the things Rachel Reeves blamed for breaking Labour's promise not to put up your taxes... and the one person she didn't!

The Chancellor refused to recommit to Labour 's manifesto promise not to increase income tax, National Insurance or VAT.

Politics

3 w. ago Estate agent who failed to apply for licence so Rachel Reeves could rent Dulwich family home was not to blame for fiasco, says former boss

The error might mean that the Chancellor is forced to pay back £38,000 in rent to her tenants

Society

3 w. ago Public service productivity tumbles at fastest rate in nearly three years after Labour's pay and spending splurges

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to blame Brexit and Tory austerity for another grim package of tax hikes in the Budget on November 26.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves fights on as estate agent takes blame in rent rules breach

10 Downing Street says Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in chancellor

Politics

3 w. ago Brexit partly to blame for high inflation, says Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor was speaking at Riyadh’s Future Investment Initiative summit on her visit to Saudi Arabia.

Economics

3 w. ago It's not me, it's Brexit! Rachel Reeves blames 'cost' of leaving the EU for Britain's inflation woe as she claims UK can reap 'huge benefits' from moving back closer to Brussels

The Chancellor admitted that inflation was 'too high' but said this was partly due to Britain officially severing ties with the EU almost six years ago.

Economics