The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Tax pubs on profit not turnover, urges Greene King boss

Chain reports £147m loss last year as business rates blamed for accelerating closures

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Number of UK job hunters rises at fastest rate since Covid pandemic

Recruitment body blames ‘scar tissue’ left by April tax increases as starting salaries rise only modestly in June

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Bank of England could cut base rate if jobs market continues to slow – Bailey

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, the governor said.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

‘It’s very personal to me’: Darren Jones on his £500m plan to fight child poverty

Treasury chief secretary says he wants to emulate New Labour support for community groups that changed his life

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Wealth tax speculation as Labour minister says taxes won't rise for 'modest incomes'

A LABOUR minister refused to rule out tax rises in the Budget and claimed the Government will be guided by “fairness”

The National (Scotland) · Jul 13, 2025

Why Labour should target happiness alongside economic growth

With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Chancellor guided by ‘fairness’, senior minister says of calls for wealth tax

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander would not directly rule out tax rises in the next budget as she toured the broadcast studios on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

Labour minister hints at tax hikes for middle class – but rules out rises for people on ‘modest incomes’

Transport secretary says ministers have promised not to raise taxes for ‘people on modest incomes’ but does not rule out wealth tax

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course?

Labour is being pulled one way by a desire to cut debt and the other by slumping poll ratings. With growth nowhere to be seen, tax rises loom

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025