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Labour 'in disarray' as Scotland Office minister panned for 'guff' BBC interview

AN interview with a Scotland Office minister has been branded “guff” as she was grilled on splits between Scottish and UK Labour...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2025

The UK has lost a millionaire every 45 minutes since Labour came to power, study claims

Rachel Reeves’ Budget, which hit employers with tax hikes, as well as crackdown on controversial ‘non dom’s’ blamed for the exodus

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025

'Call me the Iron Chancellor if you want,' says Rachel Reeves as she hits back at critics in City and Commons

Chancellor faces accusations that her Budget hit economic growth with the £25 billion hike in National Insurance on employers

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Britalian restaurant famed for fried egg carbonara shuts after just eight months

Owners said the “the unforeseen additional cost pressures created by the autumn Budget came at the wrong stage of our business cycle.”

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Two thirds of retailers to hike prices because of Rachel Reeves’ budget, industry warns

The British Retail Consortium said 67 per cent of the finance bosses they asked said they would raise prices

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As Rachel Reeves addresses the growing fiscal crisis in the House of Commons, there is a worrying sense that the work Labour did before the election to gain the confidence of business, attract investment and create jobs is being squandered in what will feel to many…

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out spending cuts amid economic turbulence

RACHEL Reeves has refused to rule out spending cuts – just a day after the Prime Minister declined to say whether Labour would take the axe to…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025

Angela Rayner warned new workers’ rights plan could prompt ‘ugly rush’ to sack staff

Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves also accused of undermining business confidence and trust with surprise national insurance hike in the Budget

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Pound falls again and borrowing costs hit new high but Keir Starmer gives Rachel Reeves 'full confidence'

No10 said Chancellor will remain until the next election as pressure mounts on her amid the economic problems facing Britain

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Voices: Rachel Reeves is heading for the brick wall of an emergency Budget

COMMENT: The chancellor has only herself to blame for failing to give herself any escape routes from humiliation, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025