The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

UK state pension likely to rise by 4.7% under triple lock

Increase will put further pressure on Rachel Reeves as ONS figures show pay growth slowing and job losses rising

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

Reeves to host bosses of UK and US financial firms as Trump visit begins

Chancellor hosting Downing Street talks with Treasury secretary, which are aimed at securing more US investment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

'Seize the moment!' Rachel Reeves urged to give green light to £1.7bn DLR extension to Thamesmead

Pressure grows on Chancellor to help fund new DLR route under the Thames

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Thames Water paid £1m-plus to corporate spooks firm part-owned by Starmer adviser

Exclusive: Hakluyt – formerly run by Varun Chandra – has been advising utilities company as it tries to avoid renationalisation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Wealthy parents rush to give children their assets as tougher UK inheritance tax rules loom

Big family enterprises, which previously paid no IHT, will face tax of 20% on value above £1m from April

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Voices: Zero change. Zero growth. Zero hope of Rachel Reeves being rescued

COMMENT: The chancellor, faced with a flatlining economy, is trapped in an impossible dilemma – come the Budget, she’ll have to break her election promises or break her fiscal rules, warns John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Voices: It will take more than a £6 ‘meal deal’ to shake up Pret

COMMENT: It’s about time the embattled food chain offered a sandwich lunch plus drink and crisps for under a tenner – but office workers are still sore from all the years of eye-watering ‘Pretflation’. Will they bite, asks James Moore

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Barclays chief urges Government to limit wage rises and avoid hiking bank taxes

CS Venkatakrishnan, chief executive of the banking group, told the Financial Times that wage inflation was a problem across the UK economy.

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Barclays boss urges UK ministers to limit public sector pay rises

TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5m

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Stagnant GDP shows scale of challenge for Rachel Reeves at autumn budget

Chancellor calls economy ‘stuck, not broken’ but there are signs her policies have added to the UK’s economic headwinds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025