3 d. ago Stealth raid is set to drag 18 MILLION more Brits into tax system including huge numbers of pensioners even if Labour doesn't extend threshold freeze beyond 2027

HM Revenue & Customs estimates, revealed under freedom of information rules, have laid bare the scale of the stealth raid.

Economics

6 d. ago Rory McIlroy faces massive tax bill if he wins The Masters and completes career Grand Slam

Rory McIlroy is in the hunt for his first Masters title and a career Grand Slam, but the Northern Irishman could face a huge tax bill if he emerges victorious at Augusta National

Economics

8 d. ago GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadowUK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5%Business live – latest updatesEarlier this year Rachel Reeves was being written off for having jeopardised Britain’s economy. The chancellor’s tax-raising autumn budget had sapped business investment, spooked the financial markets and put the jobs market at risk.The latest official figures showing stronger-than-expected economic growth of 0.5% in February will therefore come as a boost for the embattled chancellor, in a sign that the economy was in better health than her critics claimed. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago The 'death' of Poundland: How iconic discount chain has been hit by cost

Discount retailer Poundland faces an uncertain future after more than 800 stores were put up for sale, amid huge financial struggles and Labour's tax raids.

Events

2 w. ago PM braces for Trump to drop the bomb: Starmer admits UK WON'T be spared tariffs as Chancellor warns of huge hit to stalling economy

Keir Starmer has acknowledged the 'likelihood' that Britain will face hugely damaging levies on exports to the US on the president's so-called 'Liberation Day'.

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2 w. ago Council tax calculator 2025: How much your bills will rise TODAY amid huge increases

Analysis by The Mirror of local authority budgets found the vast majority were planning to increase bills by 4.99% - the highest allowed without a referendum

Economics

2 w. ago Citizens Advice Scotland calls for access to banking for all

Wednesday’s Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves ruffled fewer personal finance feathers than her Autumn Budget, which caused a huge flap about changes to Inheritance Tax and pensions.

Politics

2 w. ago Why price you pay goes up from tomorrow as businesses face new taxes

After the minimum wage goes up on Tuesday there will be new National Insurance rates from Saturday, with huge increases in property charges and a plastic tax as well

Economics

3 w. ago Chancellor insists Scotland’s economy should benefit from increased defence spending

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP says Scotland should be in a position to prosper off the back of increased spending on defence.

Economics

3 w. ago So much for growth, growth, growth! Rachel Reeves admits forecast for economy HALVED with inflation higher

Chancellor Rachel Reeves stressed the grim realities facing the country as she delivered her Spring Statement to the Commons, arguing the 'world has changed'.

Economics

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 March: Inflation boost ahead of Chancellor statement, Ocado surges

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce welfare cuts and a boost to defence spending when she delivers a statement to parliament today.

Economics

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 March: Inflation cheer ahead of Chancellor statement, Vistry halts dividend

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce welfare cuts and a boost to defence spending when she delivers a statement to parliament today.

Economics

3 w. ago Don't shift the blame for failing economy, Reeves told: Chancellor prepares to unveil £15bn in new spending cuts

Rachel Reeves will today blame world events for Britain's faltering economy - as voters in a bombshell poll say it is her fault. The Chancellor is set to publish official forecasts later this afternoon.

Economics

3 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves hit by triple blow as outlook for growth is slashed, retail sales are falling and bosses warn the high street is dying

The hat-trick of gloomy signs about the state of the economy came as the Chancellor prepared to reveal worsening official forecasts in today's Spring Statement.

Events

3 w. ago Britons cutting back on spending as confidence in economy falls, survey shows

Most feel financial secure but think UK’s economy is worsening, as chancellor plans welfare cuts in spring statementConsumers are cutting back spending on everyday items amid falling confidence in the UK economy before Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, according to a survey.As the chancellor prepares to confirm billions of pounds in cuts to welfare and government spending on Wednesday, the research by KPMG showed growing numbers of people in Britain believed the economy was heading in the wrong direction. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure as poll finds support for tax rises for the rich over spending cuts

Oxfam Scotland said it was "indefensible" to cut payments for the poorest people in society.

Economics

3 w. ago Poll finds Rachel Reeves is the least trusted politician in Britain on the economy after Chancellor's huge tax raid helped crush growth

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been handed the dubious accolade just days before she is due to deliver a critical Spring Statement.

Politics

4 w. ago How did it come to this? Labour’s journey from landslide victory to ‘deep unhappiness’

Rachel Reeves’s speech next week is being crafted as a ‘re-education’ on Labour’s achievements amid gloominess and sinking poll ratingsWhen Rachel Reeves takes to her feet in the Commons to deliver her spring statement next week, she will try to pull off what her inner circle describe as a “re-education” exercise over how Labour has used its early days in power.“We want it to be a re-education on all the good things we’ve already done in office,” said one, listing achievements including increasing the minimum wage, cutting NHS waiting lists and improving workers’ rights. “We want everybody to hear it.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Labour members turn on Keir! Starmer ranks 17th in Cabinet and Rachel Reeves last as shock poll finds disastrous lefty ex

The controversial Climate Change Secretary had the highest approval rating of any Cabinet minister in a survey of more than 2,000 party members.

Events

last month Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares huge spending cuts to prevent tax hikes as spring statement looms

Whitehall budgets could be slashed by billions of pounds more than previously expected in a blow to public services

Economics