7 h. ago More answers on extraordinary OBR Budget leak to be published soon

The investigation into the early release of Budget forecasts will report on Monday, the Chancellor has said

Politics

13 h. ago Reeves refuses to guarantee OBR chief's job amid Treasury fury at Budget leak and letter detailing when Chancellor was told there was no hole in the public finances

Rachel Reeves offered only lukewarm support for Richard Hughes amid Treasury anger at the Budget leak and revelations about the forecast timetable.

Economics

13 h. ago Better off on benefits under Labour: Salary of £71,000 needed to match handouts haul for bigger families after two

Calculations from the Centre for Social Justice have laid bare the impact of Labour's decision to axe the two-child cap.

Economics

13 h. ago Rachel Reeves defends Budget comments amid row over headroom

The Chancellor also defended her decision to abolish the two-child benefit cap.

Politics

14 h. ago Defiant Rachel Reeves says she will be Chancellor for years and pledges to ‘defy her critics’

A defiant Rachel Reeves has said she will be Chancellor for years and is “determined to defy her critics” following her controversial Budget.

Politics

15 h. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Chancellor denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

Economics

16 h. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Starmer to back chancellor as she faces growing pressure over Budget black hole row

Downing Street denies claims that Rachel Reeves misled the public about a £20 billion black hole in the public finances

Events

26 h. ago Reeves must go for her Budget lies, say voters: Poll delivers damning verdict on Chancellor as No 10 admits that PM also knew there was no 'black hole'

A Mail on Sunday poll found a majority of more than two to one in favour of her quitting after the fiscal watchdog revealed it told the Chancellor months ago that there was no hole in the public finances.

Politics

37 h. ago 'Thousands' of pubs could close next year in latest blow to Britain's boozers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to announce measures to ease the burden on struggling pubs, but the industry warns it won't be enough given a “catastrophic” tax rise that is looming

Politics

37 h. ago Martin Lewis' key 'wins' from Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget 2025

MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has been among those to have delved into the announcement and what exactly its proposals mean in practice

Politics

38 h. ago Five DWP updates from this week workers, pensioners and claimants need to know

In the week Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget, there's plenty to get up to date on

Economics

45 h. ago Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’

The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.

Economics

46 h. ago Hospitality industry facing huge 'stealth tax' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of delivering 'smoke and mirrors' Budget

On Wednesday, the Chancellor announced a reform of business rates, which critics have claimed is a 'stealth tax' on the high street which could trigger mass shop closures early next year.

Events

50 h. ago 'Liar' Reeves must go now: Chancellor accused of 'deliberately crashing the economy' with Benefits Street Budget and faces call to resign after 'lying' to the nation

In an extraordinary move, the fiscal watchdog yesterday revealed that the Chancellor was told months ago that there was no hole in the public finances.

Events

52 h. ago Rachel Reeves accused of misleading the UK over 'hard choices' and £30bn black hole

A letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility revealed it told the Chancellor that the spending gap would be much smaller, leading to claims she had 'lied to the public'

Economics

58 h. ago No 10 denies Reeves misled over black hole as OBR letter challenges warnings

The Chancellor was told in October by the Budget watchdog that her spending plans would no longer incur a black hole.

Events

58 h. ago Save our family firms: Reeves warned inheritance tax raid has 'demoralised' business owners and hammered investment

In the Budget this week, the Chancellor stuck to her plan to hit family businesses and farms worth more than £1million with death duties of 20 per cent from April next year.

Economics

59 h. ago Premier Inn owner’s costs to rise by up to £50m after business rates changes

Whitbread is among hotel owners to be hit hard by changes in valuations linked to next year’s business rates payments.

Economics

60 h. ago Businesses are changing their recruitment strategies after Budget, poll shows

Businesses were largely spared from targeted tax hikes in the Budget but some measures set out by the Chancellor could indirectly affect firms.

Economics

63 h. ago Working people DON'T like the Budget! Poll finds public think Labour's package is unaffordable and unfair

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget package was widely regarded as unfair and unaffordable, according to a poll.

Economics