Rachel Reeves

UK chancellor’s attendance at EU meeting ‘important symbol’ of warmer relations

Labour government looking to draw line under previous ‘antagonistic’ UK-EU relationship, Reeves says

‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ the target of ire as British farmers mobilise in London

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Ire of farmers and pensioners mounts as British Labour faces possibility of new ‘winter of discontent’

Protest this week by farmers over inheritance tax raid sounds alarm bells for Labour’s rural prospects

UK economic growth slows as budget jitters and high interest rates take toll

Blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves as she attempts push the UK to the top of the G7 growth league

Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in London

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Outgoing Coalition has serious amount of work to do to persuade voters

Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure

Tories shout ‘we told you so’ after Rachel Reeves’ tax-and-spend Labour budget

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who could have been an MI6 spy, muses whether to accept any Tory defectors there might be after a new leader is announced on Saturday to replace Rishi Sunak

Big tax and spending hikes, but little growth from the UK budget

Rachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wanted

European stocks fall after downbeat forecasts from chip companies

FTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously feared

North’s businesses face higher costs post British budget

Increases to national insurance and minimum wage to boost employers’ bills

Rachel Reeves increases taxes by £40bn in budget to address ‘black hole’ in UK’s public finances

Labour’s first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and education

Rachel Reeves: the UK chancellor with the ‘toughest job since WW2′

London Letter: Reeves will deliver a difficult budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday

Flutter shares slide as UK government mulls £3bn tax hike for gambling sector

Finance minister Rachel Reeves could announce the tax in her maiden budget on October 30th

Keir Starmer’s first 100 days: after a ‘good start’, his Labour government has lost its shine at an alarming speed

The UK’s budget this month takes on near-totemic importance for Labour as it tries to reset the narrative

Rupert Murdoch succession saga completes stage one of its Reno era

Planet Business: Employers and the menopause, a new global consortium on the information environment, and UK Labour’s unhappiness with its inheritance

Rachel Reeves accentuates positives as she seeks to puncture gloomy economic mood at conference

Heckler interrupts the new chancellor’s speech in Liverpool

Keir Starmer prepares for his first Labour conference as prime minister as infighting breaks out among his team

Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray is targeted by anonymous internal critics

Bank of England holds interest rates at 5%

UK central bank also confirms plan to sell down its government bond holdings at current rate of £100bn a year

Vetting to identify staff submitting ‘bogus’ claims against employers, inheritance tax, and tips on setting out your affairs for loved ones

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

British chancellor Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan

The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work

If Britain is broken, here are ideas on how to fix it

Central London gathering of policy experts and academics hears suggestions about how to revive Britain’s public services and stuttering economy

Britain’s Labour government would love to have the Coalition’s problems

How to spend the budget surplus wisely without building up problems for the future is the big conundrum facing the Government

Jack Chambers says AIB share sale provides ‘option to do more’ on delivery of housing

Minister for Finance also discusses renewable energy investment with Britain’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves during trip to London

Policymakers need to rethink working of some rules

On both sides of the Atlantic, the configuration of strictures on central banks and governments may risk economic wellbeing

Keir Starmer’s Labour may be about to show Ireland how it’s done

The risk is that by the time there is a wider acceptance of the need to move more quickly on vital infrastructure projects, it will be too late

UK markets advance on foot of Labour’s election night sweep

Hope that a new era of calmer, moderate British politics can avoid fiscal turmoil that upended bond markets in 2022

Destination Downing Street for Starmer and Reeves as UK election enters endgame

Planet Business: The Telegraph’s uncertain future, Disney’s Inside Out 2 joy, and McDonald’s AI ordering fails

Government considers incentives to help Dublin stock exchange after loss of big hitters

Financial services minister Neale Richmond has warned Britain it will not get ‘free pass’ on Brexit rules if Labour wins the UK election

‘Brexit has been a disaster and they don’t want to talk about it’: Labour Party face awkward questions on the campaign trail

Rachel Reeves, who is on course to become the first female chancellor of the exchequer, is eyeing economic growth and an improved trade deal with the EU

UK economy stalls in build up to election

Recession rebound appears to be losing momentum as highest interest rates in 16 years continue to drag

How Labour wants to change the British economy

Their plans should not make things worse. But can they make them better?

A big week for the man dubbed ‘Ted Heath with an Instagram account’

Planet Business: ‘Decacorns’, the P&O boss’s admission and an actual rise in CD sales

Johnson faces backlash after comparing Ukraine war to Brexit vote

Sunak attempts to defend PM’s remarks that both British and Ukrainians ‘choose freedom’

Audit profession unattractive to new recruits, says PwC UK boss

Kevin Ellis warns criticism from politicians and regulators is harming reputation of sector

British MP Peter Kyle appointed as Labour’s shadow secretary for NI

Removal of Louise Haigh from role not related to comments on Irish unity, MP says

Industry leaders urge Johnson to stop his ministers bickering over gas situation

Labour’s shadow chancellor accuses chancellor Rishi Sunak of being missing in action

Johnson accused of putting his self-interest ahead of the welfare of the North

Labour’s conference has been overshadowed by a resignation and a description of the Conservative cabinet as scum

Tory revolt curbed as Johnson’s £12bn tax deal passed

UK prime minister claims increase will tackle NHS waiting lists and fund social care

UK Elections: Starmer faces furious backlash following Labour losses

Party leadership in chaos as chief whip sacked in shadow cabinet reshuffle

Boris Johnson may end up paying price for flat refurbishment

London Letter: Renovation controversy re-enforces questions about the PM’s judgment

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