Chancellor defends budget and insists she will grow the economy and continue to defy forecasts

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gap

The chancellor is set to use her Budget to pin Labour’s hopes on tackling the cost of living while balancing the books by targeting the wealthy

Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans shaped by weak productivity, high borrowing costs and cost of living crisis

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the City braces for the budget

The chancellor is expected to announce a raft of tax hikes as part of her 2025 autumn Budget

Rachel Reeves dodged a question about whether she would still be chancellor at the next general election after unveiling a package of £26bn tax hikes in the Budget. When asked…

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her new budget to the parliament to the alarm of many who say it raises taxes on working people.

The chancellor says she is "asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more" as she extends the freeze on income tax bands.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled significant tax increases during her budget presentation on Wednesday, November 26. She faced the difficult task of reassuring…

Chancellor defends budget and insists she will grow the economy and continue to defy forecasts

The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’

Chancellor to face Sunday morning shows where she will be grilled over whether she misled the public about the state of the economy