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Chancellor says UK not planning retaliatory tariffs on US ‘at the moment’ while PM calls move ‘very concerning’Business live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said the UK is not immediately p…
Chancellor, who took family member to see Sabrina Carpenter at O2, says she understands public perceptions about politicians’ freebiesUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said she will not accept free concert tickets again after she was c…
Resolution Foundation says ‘outlook for living standards remains bleak’ after chancellor’s cuts to welfareUK politics live – latest updatesLower-income households are on track to become £500 a year poorer by the end of the decade as a result of the UK …
Institute for Fiscal Studies also warns Reeves over her focus on sticking with fiscal rules regardless of real world eventsIn an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not accept free tickets for concer…
Backbenchers express anger as impact assessment shows 3.2 million households will be worse off Spring statement 2025: key points at a glanceLabour MPs have accused the chancellor of making “devastating” and “unacceptable” welfare cuts after the governm…
Chancellor is expected to announce further welfare cuts when she outlines departmental spending plansRachel Reeves will not be raising taxes in the spring statement today, even though there are many people on the left who would prefer taxes to rise as …
Bigger-than-forecast decline in annual rate in February is positive news for chancellor in run-up to Commons addressBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation has fallen back to 2.8%, providing some positive news for Rachel Reeves before she makes her …
Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cutsRachel Reeves will make additional welfare cuts in her spring statement on Wednesday after the Office for Budget Responsibility rejected her estimate of savin…
Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building projectBusiness live – latest updatesThe transport secretary has given formal approval to the controversial and long-delayed £9bn Lower Thame…
Government accused of increasing retailers’ NI contributions and business rates but aiming to cut tax for big techBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of B&Q has called on Rachel Reeves to reconsider planned tax increases for retailers before We…