The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Reeves unveils plans to regulate crypto after talks with US

The Chancellor announced plans to make crypto firms subject to regulation in the same way as traditional finance companies.

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

Reeves warned employment rights law has already led to hiring freeze and loss of business confidence

The chancellor has found herself under siege as two surveys of businesses reveal a loss of confidence

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

A report from the Resolution Foundation suggests that the Government should focus spending in areas such as health and housing.

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025

Ministers consider pay rises for millions of public sector workers amid threat of strikes

The government will give ‘careful consideration’ to the pay recommendations, Stephen Kinnock said

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Industrial waste turning to rock in decades, research finds

Researchers found a modern aluminium tab from a drinks can found encased in a new form of rock.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025

‘I want our young people to be able to work in Europe’, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor’s remarks, made ahead of the EU-UK summit next month, signal a softening of the government’s position on a youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025

Kevin McCloud: ‘I never get enraged, though inside I might be seething’

INTERVIEW: As he gears up for the annual Grand Designs Live event, the Channel 4 stalwart speaks to Adam White about Margaret Thatcher, Rachel Reeves and Britain’s ‘shameful and appalling’ housing standards, his eagerness to keep his private life private, and how he wishes people didn’t fancy him

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025

Voices: The Pope’s funeral is a chance for Keir Starmer to seal the deal with European leaders

The prime minister is prioritising Britain’s EU deal over the US one at the ‘informal summit’ of world leaders in Rome

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Rachel Reeves Blasted for Dragging UK Into Trump Trade Chaos With Tax Raid

Chancellor Slammed for UK Economy Woes as IMF and Tories Say Stop Blaming Trump

The Fashion Central · Apr 26, 2025

Reeves meets with her American counterpart amid US-UK trade deal talks

Rachel Reeves met Scott Bessent on Friday, after saying Britain’s relationship with the EU is ‘arguably even more important’ than with the US.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025