Reeves should consider ending pension triple lock and charging for NHS treatment, says IMF Chancellor is advised to give herself more leeway in the next budget before adjusting taxation or spending The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Business Secretary dismisses idea of ‘magic wealth tax’ as ‘daft’ Wales’s First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan has called for a wealth tax. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Chancellor faces fiscal risks and ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war – IMF The IMF said the UK’s ‘limited’ so-called headroom on its public finances could see plans thrown off course. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Starmer rejects call to imminently recognise Palestinian state despite ‘overwhelming pressure’ from MPs Prime minister faces growing demands to recognise a Palestinian state immediately amid mounting global anger over the starving population in Gaza The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Scenes of starving people in Gaza ‘deplorable’, says Reeves Rachel Reeves said the Government’s focus was on getting aid in to Gaza, rather than Palestinian statehood. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Reeves will have to ditch key party manifesto pledge, IMF warns IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Reeves will have to raise taxes, charge for the NHS or ditch pensions triple lock, warns IMF The International Monetary Fund praised Rachel Reeves’s overall strategy but warned that her lack of fiscal headroom will leave her with hard choices The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Donald Trump Scotland visit is 'in national interest', says Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves has claimed Donald Trump's visit to Scotland is "in the national interest" ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2025
Trump’s visit to Scotland is in ‘public interest’, says Chancellor The US president is due to touch down in Scotland on Friday evening. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Rachel Reeves in Scotland to announce £66m of transport funding Rachel Reeves will announce £66 million of funding for transport projects in Scotland – with the Chancellor insisting the cash shows the Labour… The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2025
Record number of farms close in wake of ’tractor tax’ raid Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced a furious backlash over her decision to extend inheritance tax The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
What is a wealth tax – and would it work in the UK? Economic experts give their take on proposals for a new tax on the UK’s ultra-rich The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal Exclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
‘It’s all a game’ to some politicians, says Labour MP suspended for rebellion over planning bill Chris Hinchliff says language used is indicative of ‘private schoolboy drinking club’ culture within government The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves to pledge £66m for key Scottish transport projects The Chancellor will announce the funding during a visit to Paisley on Friday.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025 The five-day doctors’ strike will only do harm THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The medical staff demanding a 29 per cent pay increase should ask themselves if the misery that their industrial action will cause is worth it. They are gambling with the future of the health service they profess to love – they should go back to work
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025 Lloyds boss warns Reeves against raising bank taxes amid growth mission Charlie Nunn said such increases would not be ‘consistent’ with the Government’s plans.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025 Lloyds boss warns Reeves against hiking taxes on banks as profits rise 17% Charlie Nunn says higher taxation would be inconsistent with chancellor’s drive for growth
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Minimum level of retirement income needed to prevent surge in pensioner poverty, MPs warn Labour minister Liz Kendall has warned of a ‘tsunami in pensioner poverty’ and opened the door to a rise in the state retirement age
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 UK-wide strategy needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says committee A minimum level of retirement income should be set, with a strategy for everyone to reach that level, the Work and Pensions Committee said.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Starmer set to unleash billions of investment into UK as he signs India trade deal Prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to put their signatures on a trade deal
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi set to sign Britain-India trade deal The agreement will see tariffs on an array of British goods reduced from an average of 15% to 3%.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi set to agree £6 billion Britain-India trade deal as Indian PM visits UK The agreement will see tariffs on an array of British goods reduced from an average of 15% to 3%
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Help wanted: Reeves seeks heavyweight economic advisers as budget looms Chancellor under pressure to recruit new experts as John Van Reenen and Anna Valero return to academia
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Brexit has left City of London’s reputation at risk, Goldman Sachs chief warns David Solomon warned Goldman Sachs is turning its attention towards the continent