And from April 2026 until the end of parliament, millions of households will see a permanent, yearly, above-inflation boost to their universal credit standard allowance. Britain’s renewal is about ...

In its response to the chancellor’s possible resignation, in the face of market jitters, the City has made it clear that she ...

It’s surreal to write, but Reeves has become the only grown-up in a room full of spoiled children. A Chancellor surrounded by ...

Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to ...

Neither her party nor the public seems to like the Badenoch style, writes Sean O’Grady. Her tasteless lack of empathy for the ...

But the fact is, our inflation figure of 3.4 per cent compares with 2.4 per cent in the US and 1.9 per cent in the eurozone. No wonder our government has to pay more to finance its national debt ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is confronting a fiscal crisis of up to £32 billion following Government reversals on the benefit ...

UK inflation defied expectations of a fall today as Rachel Reeves' hopes for the economy suffered another blow. Official figures showed headline CPI stuck at 3.4 per cent in May, worse than the 3. ...

Rachel Reeves will mark — ‘celebrate’, sadly, is the wrong word — the anniversary of her glass-ceiling-smashing appointment ...

Ms Reeves had hoped for overall inflation to decrease after analysts had predicted a slight fall to 3.3 per cent last month. But official figures showed headline CPI stuck at 3.4 per cent.