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.

Government borrowing hit £17.8 billion in December, surpassing forecasts by £3.2 billion intensifying the debate over the ...

Marcus Bokkerink was replaced at the Competition and Markets Authority late on Tuesday by Amazon’s former boss, Doug Gurr, on an interim basis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government needed ...

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

UK borrowing costs rose unexpectedly to £17.8billion in December, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves remains confident in the ...

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

Treasury minister Darren Jones said there be a drive tol root out excess spending after new figures showed government ...

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

London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as figures revealed the government borrowed more than expected in December.

(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off ...

Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military ...