Rachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax The chancellor’s attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025
Voices: Reeves’s Scrooge-like epiphany on British growth is unconvincing COMMENT: Reeves has gone from being accused of talking the country down to sounding as if gripped by starry-eyed fantasy. She needs to be careful about her mood swinging too far the other way, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025
UK should learn from Donald Trump’s ‘boosterism’, Rachel Reeves says Chancellor calls for more positivity about Britain’s strengths after returning from World Economic Forum in Davos The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025
No more reviews: Reeves ‘impatient at pace of change’ in quest for growth There is a new restlessness in Treasury and No 10, but some ministers fear forceful approach may signal panic The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025
Thames Water rescuers seek clean break before committing fresh funds Exclusive: Some bidders demand temporary renationalisation to help cut debts and oust bosses The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025
What the papers say – January 25 Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages. The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says UK needs Trump-style 'positivity' to boost economy The Chancellor travelled to Davos to seek more investment in Britain at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2025
Britain can learn from Trump’s positivity, says Rachel Reeves Under-pressure chancellor says she is challenging people to be more positive on the UK’s strengths The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
UN development chief urges UK to rethink ‘brutal’ cuts to aid budget Achim Steiner calls for ministers to discuss reversals to overseas aid squeeze imposed by Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Pensioners challenging winter fuel payment cut ‘not eligible for it’, court told The case was brought by Florence and Peter Fanning, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers Ministers avoid internal party row by promising potential rebels they will have input into environmental legislation The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Back by unpopular demand, the great Heathrow expansion show. If only planes ran on hot air Rachel Reeves flies back from Davos to lead a revival of the aviation perennial. Labour hated the idea before, but growth won’t grow itself, will it, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Signs of returning UK inflation give Bank of England interest rate dilemma Survey signals private sector firms charging higher prices and cutting jobs at fastest rate since 2009 bar pandemic The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Friday briefing: Despite Rachel Reeves’s enthusiasm there is still a long way to go to get this project off the runway In today’s newsletter: The chancellor appears to be moving towards a final green light for the expansion of the UK’s busiest airport. But how will her plans align with her government’s plans to achieve net zero? The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025 Majority of Brits support cutting or abolishing inheritance tax, new poll shows, as farming backlash grows Some 55 per cent of respondents said they would support cutting or abolishing inheritance tax
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025 New £9bn deal nuclear submarines deal will create 1,000 jobs, ministers say as Reeves scrambles for growth Announcement comes hours after Sainsbury’s says it will cut 3,000 jobs and close cafes following warning of Budget blow
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 Britain must not drive away the global rich THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keen to be non-ideological in its pursuit of economic growth, the government has wisely adjusted its proposed changes to the taxation of non-doms
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Reeves to instruct national wealth fund to work with mayors to boost growth Chancellor says new scheme aims to bridge gap between Whitehall and local leaders to avoid previous top-down approach
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’? Pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot has drawn concerns and questions
The National (Scotland) · Jan 23, 2025 'Davos deal' sees Rachel Reeves pledge to relax non-dom tax rules for millionaires RACHEL Reeves will relax rules for non-domiciled residents in order to help them avoid paying UK taxes – saying she has been “listening to the…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader She longs to distance herself from Boris, Liz and Rishi – but it’s as if she has given up already
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 Ed Miliband won’t resign over Heathrow third runway despite environmental concerns Energy secretary and former Labour leader pledged to vote against expansion six years ago saying ‘we owe it to future generations not just to have good environmental principles but to act on them’
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 Watchdog warns Rachel Reeves looser lending for first time buyers could mean home repossessions double Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi told MPs that any move to make borrowing easier for first time buyers could lead to the rise of people ultimately losing their homes
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 What’s the point of Davos when even the rich are fed up with the super-rich? Rachel Reeves told the elites gathered in Switzerland she was relaxed about ‘wealth creation’. She’s in the minority on that, says columnist Zoe Williams
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025 Reeves plans to soften non-dom reforms after listening to concerns Downing Street said the move to soften non-dom reforms does not ‘change the overall approach’ to the Government’s policy.