The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Jeremy Hunt calls on government not to release OBR review into his spending plans

Former chancellor accuses Rachel Reeves of politicising Office for Budget Responsibility by release on budget day

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Pay for 800,000 freelancers could be hit if employers’ tax rises in Budget, experts say

Chancellor is understood to be considering the move as part of her plans to raise money to bail out Britain’s battered public services

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Budget 2024: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in growing clash with Commons Speaker over major economic news

Ms Reeves announced in Washington that she was changing the Government’s key fiscal rules

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Mortgage approvals jump but housing market on ‘tenterhooks’ ahead of Budget

Some 65,600 home loans were approved last month, 700 more than in August, the Bank of England revealed.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Reeves: Budget will end ‘neglect’ of NHS but turnaround will take time

The Chancellor is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Why the Budget from Rachel Reeves is such a big moment for women in business

Among men aged 16-27, a majority think that ‘women’s equality has gone too far’, more than any other age group.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Farage and Reform ‘not the cause of Tory problems, but a symptom’, says Badenoch – as it happened

The Tory leadership candidate says the party churned out a laundry-list of promises instead of listening to members

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

NHS will not be fixed in single budget, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary says NHS cannot be turned around ‘overnight’ but vows to get service ‘back on its feet’ over course of parliament

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Patients will still be waiting on hospital trolleys this winter but delays to 'tumble,' says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary said waiting lists would be millions lower by the next general election expected in 2029

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Now Wes Streeting – salary £160,000 – says he counts as ‘working person’ as Budget row goes on

Health secretary says he is ‘working very hard’ as he becomes latest minister embroiled in confusion

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024