1 hour ago SIMON LAMBERT: Why Rachel Reeves' Budget may spell bad news for your pay packet

The budget is coming up and the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, needs to balance Britain's books. That could spell bad news for your pay packet.

Economics

4 h. ago Everything you need to do in the next two weeks to protect your finances ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget

WITH the Budget just two weeks away, you might be wondering if there's anything you can do NOW to protect your finances. Every day new rumours are swirling about potential tax hikes, pension changes and cuts to different allowances. And while there is no shortage of speculation, there’s no way to know what measures the...

Economics

10 h. ago Scots tycoons back 'temporary' income tax rise by Labour Government

Willie Haughey and Tom Hunter offered a measured assessment on speculation Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ready to raise tax.

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13 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Despite the economic gloom, there ARE signs of recovery. But I fear Rachel Reeves is about to spray weedkiller all over the green shoots

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, now the Office for National Statistics has reported that the unemployment rate has risen to 5 per cent, the highest for four years.

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15 h. ago Shrinkflation: Customers should be warned by manufacturers when they reduce the size of products with labels detailing how much has been lopped off, think tank tells Rachel Reeves

'Shrinkflation' labels should be added to products to shame companies which reduce the size of their goods but charge customers the same, a think tank has suggested.

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16 h. ago Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

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17 h. ago The madness of fiscal rules: Reeves's obsession is holding business back, says ALEX BRUMMER

Rachel Reeves is so intent on being the Iron Chancellor that the whole focus of her troubled 17-months at the Treasury has been about fiscal policy.

Politics

17 h. ago Jet2 boss urges Chancellor against raising travel tax ahead of Budget

Exclusive: ‘People want to be looked after, forget about daily life, and just relax,’ says CEO Steve Heapy

Economics

17 h. 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

17 h. ago Another day in Starmer's socialist paradise! 1,000 jobs A DAY are now lost under Reeves with experts warning the 'madness' of Labour policies will see the crisis get even WORSE

More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the UK in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures

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18 h. ago Another day in Starmer's socialist paradise: 1,000 jobs a day are LOST under Reeves

Figures from the ONS revealed a spike in job losses as the Budget approaches, with a 64,000 decline in the number of payrolled workers over September and October and 180,000 over a year

Politics

19 h. ago Why is Rachel Reeves facing such a big fiscal hole in the Budget?

Shortfall of up to £30bn is due to Labour policy choices, not just adverse economic forecasts

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21 h. ago What you MUST do in the next 14 days to stop Rachel Reeves' Budget wrecking your finances. Time's very short, says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE. Act now or lose out

Now is the moment to ensure your household finances and long-term investments are sufficiently robust to withstand Rachel Reeves' attack.

Economics

24 h. ago Rachel Reeves' planned gambling tax crackdown 'will boost the criminal black market'

A levy rise by the chancellor on the £7bn sector could trigger a surge in punters using black market websites run by crooks

Economics

25 h. ago Majority of Brits want Rachel Reeves to 'resign' if she hikes income tax, poll claims

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will face a tidal wave of mass dissatisfaction from British voters if she goes back on Labour's promise not to increase taxes for working people

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25 h. ago Autumn Budget: Timeline of key economic data before November 26

Key datasets are due to be published in the run up to Rachel Reeves’s statement.

Economics

26 h. ago Rachel Reeves' last Budget to blame for 'deeply worrying' unemployment spike, says jobs expert

It does not take a genius to work out that raising the amount of National Insurance employers have to pay would lead to unemployment going up, writes the HR specialist.

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26 h. ago Use our calculator to check how a 2p income tax rise could hit YOUR finances

HOUSEHOLDS around the UK are bracing themselves for tax hikes in Rachel Reeves' Budget later this month. The Chancellor yesterday once again paved the way to hike income tax in a breach of her manifesto commitment to help plug the nation’s finances. It comes as Labour previously pledged not to increase taxes on "working people"....

Economics

28 h. ago 2025 Budget: Rachel Reeves hints at UK tax increases despite election promise

Millions of UK workers could see more of their wages taxed 💷

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28 h. ago Minister suggests BBC should apologise to Trump over documentary as president threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live

Alison McGovern speaks to media about BBC crisis as culture secretary due to address MPs in attempt to contain falloutYesterday Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, gave an interview that indicated very strongly that she will get rid of the two-child benefit cap in full in the budget. It had been reported that the government was only going to partially remove it (by replacing the cap with a softer version, like a three-child benefit cap), but Reeves signalled that the cap will go in its entirety.If anyone did not get the message, Keir Starmer has signalled exactly the same intention – only even more strongly. In an interview with Amir Khan, a doctor and ITV broadcaster, the PM said he was determined to drive child poverty down. In the clip, recorded yesterday but broadcast this morning, Starmer said:I can tell you in no uncertain terms I’m determined to drive child poverty down. It is what the last Labour government did. And it’s one of the things we were proudest of. I am personally dete...

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