The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

What the papers say – March 23

A range of stories lead Sunday’s front pages.

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025

Reeves rules out raising taxes in Spring Statement

The Chancellor has repeatedly said she will not budge from her fiscal rules.

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025

All UK families could see average living standards fall by 2030, forecast warns

Sir Keir Starmer’s government could be first to see living standards fall since 1955, warns Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

If Rachel Reeves were serious about growth, she would look to the EU

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There is one shortcut to prosperity: reverse some of the damage of Brexit

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

A new MP for Runcorn? Bring on Reform, say disillusioned voters

As the town prepares for a byelection after Labour’s Mike Amesbury quits, locals say it is time for a change

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

The Observer view on the spring statement: cutting spending is not the only option, chancellor

Further reductions can only increase disability and child poverty, and further undermine public services

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

‘Wellbeing’ isn’t a joke – it’s a tool for tackling populism

In Britain, the Treasury is taking the idea of social happiness surprisingly seriously – and the chancellor needs to as well

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

Rachel Reeves says Labour can’t ‘tax and spend our way to higher living standards’ before spring statement

Chancellor warned ‘that's not available in the world we live in today’ as she prepares to unveil cuts on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

Splashing the cash: how wealthy retirees are avoiding ‘inheritance tax raid’

Wave of spending is triggered by Rachel Reeves’s removal of IHT exemption on pensions from 2027

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

Chancellor rules out ‘tax and spend’ policies ahead of spring statement

Former Labour work and pensions secretary Lord Blunkett has urged the Chancellor to loosen her fiscal rules.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025