The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Healey tells ministers to prepare to make cuts to fund Burnham’s new pledges

The start of Mr Burnham’s premiership has seen a succession of announcements likely to require additional spending.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK

Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs rise

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

Heathrow passengers to pay higher fares as airport recoups expansion costs

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it has allowed Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to recoup £320 million

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Burnham warned mansion tax could leave councils worse off

Burnham had previously described the concept as symbolising ‘the politics of envy’ but has recently backed changes to property taxes

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Kemi Badenoch ‘has to adapt’ her rhetoric to take on Andy Burnham

Conservative leader is becoming more confident and forging a message for her party, but faces a new opponent

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

Five ways Andy Burnham could fund his early premiership giveaways

Andy Burnham has announced a series of mini giveaways on energy bills, buses and pub business rates in his first week as prime minister with potentially more to come. Political editor David Maddox looks at how he might pay for them

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Former defence secretaries back Healey plan to use war bonds to boost defence spending

Rachel Reeves rejected joining the Global Defence Bank set up by Canadian PM Mark Carney, but her replacement John Healey is understood to be reconsidering it

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Who's in Andy Burnham's Government? Complete list of ministers chosen by new PM

Who are the new ministers in Andy Burnham’s Government?

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?

Diligent, popular, unexpected pick for the Treasury has been given a straitjacket – and the job of funding PM’s policy promises

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21