The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.

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

Rachel Reeves vowed not to increase taxes in the Budget, a resurfaced clip shared by Kemi Badenoch shows. In the clip, dated 4 November 2024, the Chancellor told Sir Trevor…

Rachel Reeves has announced her financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis

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.

Damaging events could knock finances off course, says Treasury’s independent forecaster as it downgrades growth outlook

Chancellor tried a different approach to this budget, revealing all her plans and causing chaos before she even delivered it

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…

Susanna Reid left Rachel Reeves flustered after questioning her on accusations she broke Labour’s manifesto promises in the Budget. Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday…

The fiscal watchdog said the chancellor knew about its revised prediction well before she changed course to raise taxes

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public to justify record tax hikes’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.

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

Chancellor accused of misleading public about reasons for tax rises, with opposition politicians calling for her resignation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she's not satisfied with the chancellor's denial of lying and called on her to resign.

Prime minister to give speech after report that some ministers are unhappy over handling of the budget

The Tories have accused the government of lying about the state of the public finances ahead of the Budget.