Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of creating a "toxic cocktail" of tax rises and spending hikes after government ...

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.

Rachel Reeves has insisted the UK would continue to meet her “fiscal rules”, describing them as the “bedrock” of economic ...

Rachel Reeves was seeking to win over business chiefs in Davos to invest in Britain by portraying herself as the “Iron ...

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Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped ...

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Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax revenue - was £17.8bn last month, putting more pressure on the chancellor ...

The cost of Government borrowing eased on Wednesday morning in a tentative sign of relief among traders after more heightened ...

Rachel Reeves faces a £20bn black hole in the public finances due to soaring interest rates and crumbling economic growth, ...

The inflation figures come amid a sell-off in the gilt market, which has raised doubts about the government's fiscal plans.