Former PM Gordon Brown advises Chancellor to borrow more
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Former PM Gordon Brown advises Chancellor to borrow more
Former PM Gordon Brown advises Chancellor to borrow more
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Chancellor urged to copy US treasury and borrow more money via cheaper, short-term loans

Chancellor on course to miss targets and spending promises as finances plunge deeper into the red

Tax rises now inevitable as Chancellor prioritises record boost to health spending over the nation’s security

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

Mortgage holders face higher-for-longer rates as Chancellor prepares to unveil £300bn in new pledges

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says Reeves needs to find £22bn to make up a finance shortfall.