Rachel Reeves is dancing on the edge of a precipice
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Rachel Reeves is dancing on the edge of a precipice
Rachel Reeves is dancing on the edge of a precipice
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Economists warn of 70s-style debt crisis unless Chancellor changes course

Taxes can be ratcheted up only to a certain extent before revenues crash – we have reached that point

As she walked into Downing Street, Rachel Reeves told the BBC that leadership battles risked “plunging the country into chaos”.

Ballooning borrowing costs spell disaster for Britain’s crumbling infrastructure investment

Economists believe the Chancellor will need to find at least £20bn in her November Budget

Long-term gilt yields are at their highest rate in nearly three decades