In the last week or so, increases in borrowing costs combined with a poorly-performing pound prompted concern that chancellor Rachel Reeves risked breaking her own fiscal rules, and would be ...

His appointment sparked speculation that Ms Reeves could look to pension savings to help fill a black hole in the public finances. Recent turmoil on the bond markets has wiped out the ...

Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, made something of a fool of himself on Tuesday, suggesting that the question for Rachel Reeves was “to go, or not to go”, because the pound was down and the ...

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(MENAFN- The Conversation) Barely six months after the UK general election, Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Political opponents are calling for her to resign. Former prime minster Boris Johnson cast one ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said regulators are holding back the UK government’s efforts to lift the economy, her latest bid to convince wary markets that she’s taking action to ...

Rachel Reeves is looking at making it easier for home buyers to borrow in a move designed to boost property sales and the economy. Banks and building societies would be allowed to offer bigger ...

Rachel Reeves has said she's happy to be branded an "Iron Chancellor" - after surviving her most turbulent week in No11. The Chancellor also insisted she is "here for the long haul" and said she ...

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Rachel Reeves has declared she's "here for the long haul" amid a backlash over her handling of recent financial market turmoil. In her first broadcast interview since the economic upheaval began ...

Rachel Reeves has insisted that her critics “won’t get me down” after the UK’s poor economic performance led to intense speculation about her future. Keir Starmer was forced to insist that ...