UK unemployment falls as wages growth hits lowest in two years Rachel Reeves says there is more to do in supporting people into employment and she will take action in budget The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024
Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry Minister James Murray says decision aimed at protecting jobs and investment after concerns raised by industry The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
Rachel Reeves set to make 'tough decisions' on welfare spending UK ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms as the Chancellor plans to take “tough decisions” on welfare and spending... The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2024
UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024
Revealed: Rachel Reeves’s huge £47bn compensation bill for historical injustice, cover-up and negligence Exclusive: Attempts by the chancellor to get a grip on Britain’s finances have been made more difficult by an outstanding bill of £47bn for past mistakes by the British state The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024
Labour donor awarded plum job in Treasury after £5000 gift to Chancellor A BANKER who donated more than £20,000 to Labour and worked for the party in the lead up to the General Election has been awarded a plum job in… The National (Scotland) · Aug 8, 2024
The violence was shocking but not surprising: Britain’s economy makes it ripe for far-right thuggery Labour is right to get tough with rioters. But that won’t solve the deep-seated problems stoking the disorder, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024
Why does Rachel Reeves want to copy Canada’s pensions model? There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024
Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman hits newt trouble amid £80m Wiltshire estate revamp Stephen Schwarzman has been complaining to chancellor Rachel Reeves about the problems he’s been having with the UK’s planning process The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
Rachel Reeves says Canadian model for pension funds can ‘fire up’ UK economy The chancellor has called on schemes to join together and invest billions in Britain as she tries to hit her growth targets. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
Jury out on Chancellor Rachel Reeves, new poll shows after '£22 billion black hole' row Ms Reeves clashed with her predecessor Jeremy Hunt over the public finances Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2024
UK recovery ‘will accelerate and force Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer’ Niesr forecasts raise doubts over chance of further cuts by Bank of England before end of year The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
Experts warn new EU deal needed with ‘Brexit uncertainty’ still damaging confidence in UK economy Brexit renegotiation and a massive increase in public investment are needed if Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves want to turn around the UK’s flagging economic fortunes, a major thinktank has said The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
New figures reveal £6 billion of unpaid council tax as lockdown and cost of living bites Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already warned she faces ‘difficult decisions’ to fill a £22 billion black hole in Britain’s public finances The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024
Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves flies to New York to promote London Square Mile as 'crown jewel' in Britain's economy She was due to meet Wall Street leaders in New York and host a reception to celebrate women in finance
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024 Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster Shreyas Royal, whose family was granted visa after appeal by Rachel Reeves, aspires to become world chess champion by 21
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 A simple solution to Rachel Reeves’ spending cuts? Stop subsidising the banks A £22bn ‘black hole’ could be filled overnight if Labour stopped paying unnecessarily high interest on balances at Threadneedle Street
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 UK pensioners left on ‘financial cliff edge’ by cuts to winter fuel payments New analysis shows tens of thousands of older people may end up worse off than those who retain energy benefit
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 Britain didn’t vote Labour just to get a new iron chancellor Rachel Reeves once spoke about long-term borrowing for vital projects. Now she seems to embrace the spirit of Thatcherism
The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2024 SNP: Scottish pensioners will 'pay price' for more Labour austerity THE SNP has branded successive Westminster governments’ treatment of pensioners as "immoral"...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024 Labour is still in its ‘phoney’ period. Far tougher tests await in autumn When the honeymoon ends, Keir Starmer’s team will be judged on pressure points from the economy to North Sea oil drilling, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2, 2024 Rachel Reeves is a 'mini-me', says George Osborne GEORGE Osborne has called Rachel Reeves a “mini-me” over her recent statement to the Commons, where she announced a swathe of cuts to plug a…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2, 2024 Keir Starmer has negative approval ratings less than one month after election KEIR Starmer already has negative approval ratings, less than one month after the General Election ...
Fortune · Aug 2, 2024 U.K. government meets Big Tech—including a16z crypto: ‘Unlike in the U.S., it’s not political’ As crypto remains politicized in the U.S., across the pond, it’s bridging the gap.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024 Not in the minister’s back yard: is Starmer’s cabinet onboard with housebuilding plans? The manifesto promises 1.5m homes – but some on the PM’s frontbench have had their own nimby moments