3 d. ago Investors warn Rachel Reeves she has little fiscal room for error

Chancellor criticised over decision to stick with £9.9bn of budgetary headroom

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3 d. ago UK politics live: Rachel Reeves may raise taxes ‘even further’ in autumn budget, IFS warns

Ms Reeves has denied there would be further tax rises or spending cuts at the Budget in the autumn but stopped short of ruling them out entirely

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs: Britain scrambling to strike last minute deal to avoid 25% levies on car imports to US

The US president’s tariff on cars move came only hours after Britain’s budget watchdog warned the levies could force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes or cut spending

Economics

4 d. ago Tax rise warning for millions as Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out Autumn Budget raid after Spring Statement

The Chancellor said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion

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4 d. ago Tax rise warning for millions as Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out hikes after Spring Statement

The Chancellor said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion

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4 d. ago Spring Statement 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves warned economic plans could be derailed as UK growth forecast slashed

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has presented her first highly-anticipated Spring Statement to parliament.

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4 d. ago Millions now face tax rises in 'blockbuster' autumn Budget, warns the IFS after Rachel Reeves Spring Statement

The Chancellor was said to be at the ‘mercy of events’ by not building up a bigger fiscal cushion

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves sets out £14bn plan to plug hole in UK public finances

Chancellor makes long-awaited announcement ahead of £24bn in tax rises from next month

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned of tax rises ahead despite £14bn plan to fix public finances

Chancellor makes cuts to welfare spending as economic forecasts slashed

Economics

4 d. ago Donald Trump's trade tariffs plan could smash Rachel Reeves' hopes of a UK economic recovery as experts warn trade war would cut growth and raise inflation

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warned that if the protectionist US plan developed into a full-blown global trade war it could reduce UK GDP by a full 1 per cent on its own.

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' benefit cuts will plunge 250,000 people into poverty, warns DWP

An impact assessment published by the UK Government showed that an additional 250,000 people will be in relative poverty due to the cuts.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned 'people will die' if she brings in cuts at Spring Statement

Reeves will give an update on her tax and spending plans in the House of Commons this afternoon.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves launches mission to 'face down UK threats' with Spring Statement changes

Rachel Reeves warned that the 'world is changing' as she revealed a major cash injection for defence ahead of the Spring Statement, where she faces a gloomy verdict on the economy

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5 d. ago Retail boss warns EVERY High Street firm could cut jobs because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid after Morrisons axes 17 stores

Morrisons said yesterday it was a 'necessary' measure following what the chain called 'recent significant cost increases' - a less-than-subtle attack on the Chancellor's war on employers.

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5 d. ago BoE heaps woe on Rachel Reeves with bleak warning over UK growth prospects as she tries to appease Labour MPs with affordable housing plan ahead of '£15bn' cuts in brutal Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is bracing to wield the axe on spending at the fiscal event tomorrow - with £15billion of cuts expected as she desperately tries to balance the books.

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves’s tractor tax could cost 200,000 jobs, warns new research

Labour chancellor’s controversial inheritance changes in the budget are under further fire

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs hang over Reeves’ plan to repair UK public finances

Chancellor takes axe to Whitehall jobs as government faces pressure from US over tech tax

Politics

7 d. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned families will be £1,400 worse off in grim analysis

In a blow to the Chancellor, a leading think-tank suggested by 2030 families will be on average £1,400 worse off than they are today - with a 3% drop in disposable income

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending  intensifies

The Chancellor is expected to announce deeper than expected cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday after she was forced to borrow an extra £20 billion over the first 11 months of the fiscal year

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8 d. ago Reeves must scrap ‘bonkers’ pledge on pension triple lock, warns chancellor’s former economic adviser

Former Treasury minister Jim O’Neill, who previously advised Rachel Reeves, has warned she has ‘hemmed herself in’ too much by sticking to election pledges on taxes and pensions

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