16 h. ago Reeves facing fresh pressure to axe farm inheritance tax changes in Budget

The National Farmers’ Union said Ms Reeves ‘cannot keep taxing businesses into the ground’.

Economics

16 h. ago Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor

As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellorUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said she is sick of people “mansplaining” how to be chancellor to her as she prepares to deliver her budget next week.Reeves made the comments in an interview with the Times in which she spoke of the pressure of being the UK’s first female chancellor and the subject of constant political attacks. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 November: Markets lower as Bitcoin slide continues, retail sales slump

The last major economic releases before the Budget today added to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

19 h. ago Britain's broken finances get WORSE: Government borrowing balloons ahead of Budget leaving Rachel Reeves under even more pressure

The Chancellor was urged to get a tighter grip on spending after the Office for National Statistics revealed public sector borrowing stood at £17.4billion in October.

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20 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 November: Index lower after US reverse, Bitcoin slide continues

The last major economic releases before the Budget today added to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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47 h. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes

Labour MPs warn chancellor that a possible £1.5mn threshold for new levy would be too low

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47 h. ago Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes

Labour MPs warn chancellor that a possible £1.5mn threshold for the new levy would be too low

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53 h. ago Rachel Reeves under mounting pressure as food prices soar and households struggle with cost of living

RACHEL Reeves facing huge under pressure to help households with the cost of living as food prices went up. The Chancellor vowed to do more to “bring down prices” in her Budget next week as the overall rate of inflation dipped slightly to 3.6 per cent. But food costs were up from 4.5 per cent...

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3 d. ago Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves not to raise Fuel Duty in Budget amid fears scrapping 5p

The Chancellor is considering a multi-billion pound raid on drivers as she scrambles to fill the black hole in the public finances and after she was forced to abandon plans to hike income tax.

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3 d. ago Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves not to raise Fuel Duty in next week's Budget

The Chancellor is considering a multi-billion pound raid on drivers as she scrambles to fill the black hole in the public finances and after she was forced to abandon plans to hike income tax.

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4 d. ago Save our family firms: Chancellor urged to scrap inheritance tax raid on businesses

Rachel Reeves is under mounting pressure to scrap an inheritance tax raid that threatens to destroy family businesses across the country.

Economics

1 week ago Fury as four million Brits receive jobless benefits WITHOUT the need to look for work

FOUR million people are receiving jobless benefits without the need to look for work. The number is half the eight million who claim Universal Credit. The Department for Work and Pensions figures heap more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves — months after a welfare shake-up to save £5billion was shelved. Reform UK’s Lee Anderson said:...

Economics

2 w. ago Cut energy bills by ditching Miliband's renewables subsidies rather than dropping VAT, Green pressure group tells Reeves, as Tories launch new broadside against Ed's Net Zero drive

The Green Alliance think tank has told the Chancellor that measures including scrapping renewables subsidies could reduce the average household fuel bill by £178 a year by 2030.

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2 w. ago Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested ‘we will all have to contribute’ to building a new future for Britain.

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves ‘eyes tax raid on expensive homes’ in crunch Budget

Mansions and other high value houses in Labour chancellor’s sights as she prepares for crucial Budget later this month

Economics

3 w. ago UK chancellor Reeves plans tax raid on owners of expensive homes

Chancellor predicted to plump for ‘least worst option’ of creating higher council tax bands for England

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves plans Budget tax raid on expensive homes in England

UK chancellor predicted to plump for ‘least worst option’ of creating higher council tax bands

Economics

3 w. ago Government borrowing costs rise as Rachel Reeves comes under fresh pressure in renting row

Government borrowing costs rose sharply on Thursday, partially erasing gains made in recent months, in another blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget plans.

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3 w. ago Reeves under fresh pressure as new emails passed to Starmer in rent licence row: latest

The PM is thought to have become aware of the messages on Thursday

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3 w. ago Reeves under fresh pressure as new emails emerge in rent licence row: latest

The PM is thought to have become aware of the messages on Thursday

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