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Rachel Reeves
Labour bets on growth to fund UK’s future but US tariffs could ruin it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ‘walking a fiscal tightrope’ after her slasher spring statement
How UK social welfare reforms hit Northern Ireland
About a quarter of adults of working age in Northern Ireland get disability payments
Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books
Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average
Britain’s fiscal watchdog warns of danger of trade war as UK government slashes spending
UK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves plans £6bn reduction in spending to remain within her fiscal target
Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 4.5%
Rate-setters are grappling with combination of sluggish economy and ongoing price pressures
UK economic output contracted unexpectedly in January
Figure marks setback for chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of high-stakes Spring Statement
UK inflation rises to 10-month high of 3% in January
Figure surpasses expectations and highlights challenge for Bank of England
Rachel Reeves banks on long-term gain but is getting short-term pain
The UK chancellor has looked to the future with a plan for a third runway at London’s Heathrow
Rachel Reeves: Labour will go ‘further and faster’ in search for growth
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary criticises UK chancellor’s plan for Heathrow expansion and says she ‘doesn’t have a clue’
Was Reeves snubbed at Davos or is UK just paranoid?
UK chancellor wasn’t invited to speak at the myriad of debates and panel discussions that front the four-day event in the Swiss Alps
Bank of Ireland shares rise as UK government weighs in on car finance crisis
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has written a submission through the UK treasury department to the supreme court, applying to intervene in the hearing
Starmer’s political image increasingly at odds with a public mood turning against liberal causes
He seems himself as less ideological than Blair, but he might benefit from adopting the New Labour master’s Machiavellian streak
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sacked
The Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once again
Rachel Reeves returns to fiscal storm in UK
UK chancellor jets in from China amid financial controversy
UK 10-year borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008
Sterling falls sharply as government bond sell-off threatens Labour’s ability to meet budget rules
UK government must make sure it isn’t a confidence killer
There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral
PTSB goes for job cuts as bloated costs stand out among European peers
Bank won’t how many jobs it aims to cut but the number will need to run into the hundreds to have any meaningful impact
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks by 0.1%
October contraction is second in a row and deals blow to Labour government’s economic agenda
UK chancellor’s attendance at EU meeting ‘important symbol’ of warmer relations
Labour government looking to draw line under previous ‘antagonistic’ UK-EU relationship, Reeves says
‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ the target of ire as British farmers mobilise in London
Planet Business: Infowars auction saga, Howard Lutnick’s thoughts on Ireland and a brief history of the Observer
Ire of farmers and pensioners mounts as British Labour faces possibility of new ‘winter of discontent’
Protest this week by farmers over inheritance tax raid sounds alarm bells for Labour’s rural prospects
UK economic growth slows as budget jitters and high interest rates take toll
Blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves as she attempts push the UK to the top of the G7 growth league
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in London
Planet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffees
Outgoing Coalition has serious amount of work to do to persuade voters
Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure
Tories shout ‘we told you so’ after Rachel Reeves’ tax-and-spend Labour budget
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who could have been an MI6 spy, muses whether to accept any Tory defectors there might be after a new leader is announced on Saturday to replace Rishi Sunak
Big tax and spending hikes, but little growth from the UK budget
Rachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wanted
European stocks fall after downbeat forecasts from chip companies
FTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously feared
North’s businesses face higher costs post British budget
Increases to national insurance and minimum wage to boost employers’ bills
Rachel Reeves increases taxes by £40bn in budget to address ‘black hole’ in UK’s public finances
Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education
Rachel Reeves: the UK chancellor with the ‘toughest job since WW2′
London Letter: Reeves will deliver a difficult budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday
Flutter shares slide as UK government mulls £3bn tax hike for gambling sector
Finance minister Rachel Reeves could announce the tax in her maiden budget on October 30th
Keir Starmer’s first 100 days: after a ‘good start’, his Labour government has lost its shine at an alarming speed
The UK’s budget this month takes on near-totemic importance for Labour as it tries to reset the narrative
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