The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises

Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in September

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

UK’s leading bosses urged to act on protecting against cyber attacks

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are among ministers putting pressure on firms to act.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

Chancellor urged not to raise taxes on ‘drained’ businesses in Budget

The British Chambers of Commerce urged a reform of business rates.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

Reeves could raise billions without breaking Labour pledges – IFS

The Government is under pressure to balance the books ahead of November’s autumn statement.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Rachel Reeves must avoid 'half-baked' tax rises to fix the economy, warns IFS

The Institute for Fiscal Studies urges the Chancellor to resist ‘simply hiking rates’ without changing an ‘unfair’ tax system

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025

Rachel Reeves warned against pensions tax raid or annual wealth tax at budget

The chancellor is facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances in the Budget but the IFS has warned against raiding pensions or levying a wealth tax

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

UK ministers take control of £10bn Lower Thames Crossing

Exclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

Keir Starmer ‘planning to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit’ for budget tax hikes

Sir Keir Starmer has been ramping up his attacks on Nigel Farage in recent weeks as Labour falls behind in the polls

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

Rachel Reeves v the OBR: chancellor aims to loosen the watchdog’s grip

Labour embraced the forecaster’s powerful role, but now finds itself scrambling in the face of gloomy projections

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025