Six-week pension delays after Rachel Reeves’s Budget triggers panic Rachel Reeves’ Budget sparked a rush in savers seeking to withdraw cash to avoid paying inheritance tax The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Calls to close RAF Wethersfield asylum centre after high court rules vulnerable migrants put there unlawfully – as it happened Campaigners welcome decision saying Home Office acted unlawfully The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
UK economy shrinks in first month of 2025 in setback for Rachel Reeves The UK economy has shrunk in the first month of 2025 in a setback for Chancellor Rachel Reeves ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 14, 2025
Shrinking economy offers unhelpful backdrop for Rachel Reeves’s growth push GDP goes in wrong direction as chancellor puts final touches to fiscal plans The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Broken benefits system must be brought under control, insists Chancellor Rachel Reeves Ministers hope to reduce the number of working-age people claiming benefits, but some Labour MPs are concerned plans will harm vulnerable people Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Ministers must get a grip of broken benefits system, Rachel Reeves insists Labour MPs are worried about the impact of expected cuts to the welfare budget. The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
UK Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks In January In Blow To Govt Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in January, official data showed Friday, piling more pressure on the Labour government ahead of its Spring Statement on the economy. International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025
Sky News Interrupts for Breaking Update in Major Blow to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer Sky News Interrupts for Breaking Update in Major Blow to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer The Fashion Central · Mar 14, 2025
Chancellor ‘determined to turn around’ economy amid surprise fall in GDP Figures revealed a surprise contraction in the economy in January, in a blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January in blow to Rachel Reeves The slowdown in January piles further pressure on Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer ahead off this month’s spring statement The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
City fears recession after shock 0.1% fall in GDP in January Manufacturing and North Sea oil and gas production see big falls in output Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in blow to Rachel Reeves ONS data showing 0.1% fall in GDP in January comes less than two weeks before chancellor’s spring statement The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Rachel Reeves says increase in lending capacity will help UK defence sector The Chancellor said the move came on top of increased defence spending by the Government. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Treasury to push ahead with cash ISA reform despite backlash Some speculate the chancellor could return the tax-free savings limit to 2009 levels The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 UK Government ‘blinded’ by money worries when it cut fuel payment, court told Pensioners Florence and Peter Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, are challenging last year’s change to the winter fuel payment.
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 Winter fuel payment cut ‘tainted’ by lack of impact assessment, court told Two Scottish pensioners have brought a legal challenge to the decision at the Court of Session.
The Fashion Central · Mar 13, 2025 Labour Lunacy Sparks Fears of 'National Security Crisis' as UK Faces Decline Britain is teetering on the precipice of a "national security crisis" and "historic decline" thanks to Labour's incompetence, a bombshell new report warns.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 13, 2025 Benefits cuts could be watered down amid anger from Labour MPs The UK Government could water down cuts to disability benefits amid anger from Labour MPs ...
The National (Scotland) · Mar 13, 2025 Scottish couple challenge UK Government Winter Fuel Payment cut in court A final legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners will be heard at the Court of…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Labour needs an urgent history lesson. Its plans couldn’t fund a war and won’t boost growth We are seeing a pale version of military Keynesianism, and for what? That money would be better spent fighting the climate crisis, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Thursday briefing: How Labour’s proposed benefits bill cuts could affect the most vulnerable In today’s newsletter: The PM has paved the way for the chancellor to overhaul ‘indefensible’ incapacity and disability payments – are there echoes of the Tories’ war on ‘sicknote culture’?
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 PM to attack ‘cottage industry of blockers’ as he vows to cut red tape Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out plans to cut regulation and make Whitehall more efficient in an intervention on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025 Britain's 'flabby' state to be reformed vows PM Keir Starmer - amid claim civil servants could be paid more Sir Keir Starmer will set out plans to cut regulation and make Whitehall more efficient in a speech on Thursday
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025 Keir Starmer could face biggest rebellion over disability benefit freeze Exclusive: Dozens of Labour MPs understood to have urged the government to think again
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025 UK drops down list of affluent nations after decade of stagnation, NIESR finds Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cuts