16 h. ago Rachel Reeves delivers major update on transport cash for North and Midlands

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm £15.6 billion of funding for local transport projects to overhaul creaking transport systems outside of London ahead of the Spending Review

Politics

23 h. ago Billions, millions or nothing at all? What will Rachel Reeves provide for rail in Wales at the spending review?

More pain than gain is expected for most departments from this year's spending review. But there are hopes of extra cash for rail projects in Wales

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to splash billions of pounds in North and Midlands under major rule change

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reprioritise funding outside of London and the South East - with tens of billions of pounds of investment in road, rail and green energy projects

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changes

Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and the south-eastRachel Reeves is preparing to announce billions of pounds’ worth of extra spending for areas outside south-east England at next month’s spending review, after rewriting Treasury investment rules.The chancellor will unveil the extra capital spending after a review of the Treasury’s “green book”, which determines how officials calculate the costs and benefits of a scheme. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves is set to betray farmers AGAIN 'by cutting a massive £5billion lifeline'

In a fresh blow to the industry, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering slashing lifeline subsidies worth billions of pounds to farms in her spending review on June 11.

Economics

1 week ago UK government borrowing rises to £20.2 billion as pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves

The latest figure showed that the Chancellor had to borrow more money than expected over the month

Economics

2 w. ago Billionaire 'Asylum king' wealth soars by £265m in a year as he rises up Sunday Times Rich List rankings

Graham King, 57, is now estimated to be worth a staggering £1.015billion - up from £750million in just a year - thanks to his asylum empire providing accommodation, food and transport for migrants.

Economics

2 w. ago List of richest people in UK as King Charles now wealthy as Rishi Sunak

The country has seen the biggest fall in the number of billionaires on record after Rachel Reeves' crackdown

Politics

3 w. ago Reeves hails pension funds’ vow to invest billions in UK infrastructure schemes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed an agreement which could provide billions of pounds of investment for UK businesses and infrastructure schemes.

Economics