The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Chancellor will use first speech to declare ‘national mission’ that involves unblocking infrastructure and private investment

Rachel Reeves is expected to claim today that Tory mismanagement over 14 years has left the UK economy £140bn smaller than it should be

Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is facing an immediate challenge from the trade unions on the left to tear up his promises over economic stability

Sharon Graham says new chancellor has ‘not got time to wait for growth’ and needs to borrow to invest

Will the credits roll as Starmer wins big in 2029 or will Reeves be boxed in by her own fiscal rules and leave the economy in a worse state?

Anyone under 32 has lived their entire adult life under the Tories. What do they make of the new political landscape?

Several cabinet ministers have immediate issues to confront now they are safely installed in Whitehall. With the new government needing to make an early impression, we look at six figures with pressing concerns

As the dust settles on Labour’s historic election win, Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, has appointed his team of senior ministers. These men and women (of whom there are a record number in this cabinet) are now responsible for governing and delivering on the party’s manifesto commitments.

Approach made to Nick Boles as Starmer prepares to announce immediate changes to regulations

Keir Starmer ‘restless for change’ as he vows to take action on prisons on first full day as PM

Rachel Reeves becomes the UK’s first female finance minister while David Lammy is appointed as foreign secretary.