Shadow Trade Secretary Andrew Griffith responds to the Chancellor's Budget on College Green, outside Parliament.<b<br/>r/>

Mr Griffith describes the Budget as a 'breach of trust'.

Allyson Stewart-Allen, CEO of International Marketing Partners, reviews consumer confidence as we approach the UK budget and Black Friday.



She explores the phenomenon that is Black Friday, how it became adopted, and reflects...

The leader of Scottish Labour has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the two-child benefit cap when she announces her Budget this month.



Anas Sarwar told the PA news agency on Friday he wanted to ensure the Budget did not...

The Chancellor has abandoned plans to hike income tax at the Budget because of improved economic forecasting.



Rachel Reeves had been expected to hike income tax in the face of a yawning gap in her spending plans, hinting as...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there is 'no place' in Government for briefing against colleagues amid accusations that Wes Streeting was plotting to unseat Sir Keir Starmer.



Reeves, speaking to reporters in North Wales, also...

Cadmus Delorme, the University of Regina's newest chancellor, wore moccasins and a special hand-beaded stole on stage during the school's fall graduation ceremony, to reflect his Cree and Saulteaux heritage.

Quotes from Jake Atkinson of Tax Justice UK, in response to a billboard campaign by Everyone Hates Elon calling on the super rich to pay higher taxes to help to support the UK economy

Sir Keir Starmer has told Rachel Reeves she faces no further action over her “inadvertent” failure to obtain a rental licence for her south London family home.



The Chancellor previously admitted to mistakenly breaching local...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election.



She set out a package of measures aimed at...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election.



She set out a package of measures aimed at...

Quotes from Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden ahead of the final day of the Labour Conference 2025 in Liverpool.



He discusses leader Keir Starmer blaming Nigel Farage for the small boats, potential reform...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she will “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people” as she acknowledged “harsh global headwinds” were making her job harder.



A man interrupted the Chancellor’s speech,...

Rachel Reeves has said she is facing “harsh global headwinds” as she hinted at further tax rises to come in the Budget.



The Chancellor used her Labour Party conference speech to insist that she would keep control of the public...

The Chancellor used her Labour Party conference speech to insist that she would keep control of the public finances and would “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people”.



But she acknowledged that her...

Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray explains how Labour's Youth Guarantee will work and discusses speculation that the Chancellor may raise VAT in the future.

Chancellor Rachel Reeve's speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool is interrupted by a protester holding a Palestine flag.

If children from “ordinary backgrounds” are not living “more fulfilled lives” by the time Labour leaves office, it will be “time for somebody else to take over”, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.



Speaking to the Global...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and deputy leader Richard Tice speak to the media following a meeting with Governor Bailey at the Bank of England in the City of London.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits the Park Lane Centre in Woodside, Telford as the Government launches it’s £5 billion ‘Pride in Place’ programme — ‘backing the true patriots who build their communities up’.

Germany's top economists say Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s debt-fueled spending plan will give only a short lift without structural change.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses rumours of an alleged Labour leadership bid by Andy Burnham.



It comes after an interview with the Telegraph which fuelled speculation Mr Burnham could be seeking a return to Westminster, the...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits the Park Lane Centre in Woodside, Telford as the Government launches it’s £5 billion ‘Pride in Place’ programme — ‘backing the true patriots who build their communities up’.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said a second runway at Gatwick will mean lower costs for a family holiday, and a greater choice of destination, as well as more good jobs.



Speaking at the airport, she said: “Today, this...

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Downing Street ahead of Donald Trump's State Visit to the UK. The Sate Visit begins on Tuesday.