The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Chancellor defends proposed changes to inheritance tax on farms

Rachel Reeves has been urged by the NFU to reconsider the reforms announced in the Budget.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024

Video: Rachel Reeves admits she was wrong about taxes during election campaigning

Rachel Reeves has admitted she was “wrong” to say during the election campaign that she would not need to raise taxes but insisted further increases will not be needed.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

Kemi Badenoch dismisses Rachel Reeves’ historic position as first female chancellor as ‘low glass ceiling’

Kemi Badenoch dismissed Rachel Reeves' historic position as the first female Chancellor, describing her milestone as smashing through "a very, very low glass ceiling" and "nowhere near as significant as what other women in this country have achieved."

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

Investment drives growth. That’s why gloomy forecasters are so wrong about the budget

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s extreme conservatism means it has woefully underestimated the impact of Labour’s public spending plans

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

Budget and Badenoch: how two historic moments will redraw battle lines in British politics

Rachel Reeves’s high-spending budget and the new ‘culture warrior’ Tory leader mark sharp divide between government and opposition

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices

The Chancellor is expected to set out a number of economic reforms in the coming weeks aimed at boosting growth.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024

Firm’s £500m investment in UK is show of confidence in Government – Chancellor

The investment by San Francisco-based developer Prologis was announced days after Labour’s Budget.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024

Treasury must fully fund public sector tax increase, insists Robison

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget included a hike in employers’ national insurance contributions.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024

Labour challenges Badenoch to back billions for public services and tax rises

Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024

The Observer view: a bold budget that’s the right response to years of neglect

Rachel Reeves’s spending plans signal a welcome break with the past and underline the scale of the challenges facing Britain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024