The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

The NHS didn’t receive a great deal of specific attention in Rachel Reeves’ budget. She mentioned it, but in fairly general terms around plans to invest and cut waiting lists.

Premier Inn expects its business rate bill to go up by between £40 million and £50 million a year

The retail group, which owns brands including Sports Direct and House of Fraser, will publish its half-year financial results on Thursday.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor had ‘lied to the public’ and should be sacked

The Chancellor was told in October by the Budget watchdog that her spending plans would no longer incur a black hole.

In walking the political tightrope of her own budget this week, Rachel Reeves had to broadly satisfy three critical audiences. There were her own MPs in the parliamentary Labour party, business and financial markets and, of course, voters who ultimately determine whether the Labour government is re-elected three or four…

District Judge Michael Snow said he is ‘appalled’ at the badly organised civil courts

Official forecaster’s chair says chancellor knew about revised predictions well before her budget change of heart