Higher-than-expected UK borrowing heaps pressure on Rachel Reeves
UK borrowing reached £17.8bn in December, which was the highest figure for the month in four years, putting further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
GDP inched forward by just 0.1% in November in new blow for Rachel Reeves
GDP inched forward by just 0.1% in November in new blow for Rachel Reeves - The growth will do little to ease fears of a technical recession for the UK economy over the winter
Davos: Reeves defends fiscal rules and says Heathrow expansion is ‘pro-growth’
Rachel Reeves has insisted the UK would continue to meet her “fiscal rules”, describing them as the “bedrock” of economic stability.
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Inflation dip marks a welcome surprise for Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped to 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to December, down from
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We need to do more to grow our economy, says Rachel Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to the media as it is revealed the UK economy sees weaker-than-expected growth in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the UK economy grew in November by 0.
Fresh blow for Rachel Reeves as unemployment soars - but there's a reprieve for workers
The rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.4% in the three months to November from 4.3% in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics said, in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves.
Rachel Reeves backs plans for looser limits on mortgage lending
UK Chancellor favours proposals by the financial regulator for banks to take more risks to boost home ownership
'Call me the Iron Chancellor if you want,' says Rachel Reeves as she hits back at critics in City and Commons
Chancellor faces accusations that her Budget hit economic growth with the £25 billion hike in National Insurance on employers
Insolvency courts report surge in wake of Reeves’s tax raid
Compulsory liquidations of UK companies hit a decade-high last year following a late surge in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s record tax raid in the Budget, official figures show...
Calls for Rachel Reeves to quit as chancellor are overblown – but they highlight what her real problems are
The chancellor is weathering choppy economic waters – but the roots of these date back much further than Reeves’ time in the job.
Borrowing hits a four-year high for December
The Treasury borrowed more than expected last month to record the highest December sum for four years, official figures have shown, with higher debt interest payments adding to the bill. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a net borrowing figure for December of £17.
Embattled Rachel Reeves jets off to World Economic Forum in Davos
Ms Reeves headed for the Swiss mountain resort for the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum as it was claimed that the UK was also heading for a 'debt death spiral'.