Reeves pledges to extend purge of City red tape to rest of UK economy
Chancellor uses Mansion House speech to unveil what she claims is a big reduction in financial services regulation
Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves to put on a brave face in Mansion House address
British chancellor of the exchequer keen to move on from controversies with pledge to slash financial industry regulation
Breaking down in tears at the scene was mortifying. It was also the only sane response
Rachel Reeves has been castigated for crying, but sometimes tears are the only way to react rationally
UK desperate to stay inside fiscal rules, Ireland couldn’t care less
After big U-turns, Starmer and Reeves have boxed themselves into a corner
Do we like it when our political and business leaders appear human or cry in public?
Admissions of overwhelm show humanity, if people in charge are strategic with their weaknesses
‘Worst of any prime minister’: Ten moments that defined Labour’s first year in power in the UK
From a ‘loveless landslide’ to excessive gloom and a climbdown forced by his own MPs, the UK prime minister has endured a torrid first 12 months in office
Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan sympathises with Rachel Reeves
Prime minister says tears were as a result of a ‘purely personal’ matter
Nigel Farage sets Britain’s political weather but Reform UK has clouds in its own sky
Despite success with voters, recent upheaval was a reminder that Farage’s party can still self-harm
Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence in spending review
Chancellor says years of Tory austerity budgets created a ‘lost decade for growth, wages and living standards’
Will markets see a July surprise? Four key warning signs investors and pension-holders need to watch
Tariffs and debt burdens are making large-scale investors increasingly nervous about future market direction
US tariffs: Donald Trump announces ‘breakthrough’ trade deal with UK
Irish farmers raise concern over prospect of US beef being allowed into UK market
‘The worst mobile phone service in the rich world’
London's awful signal is one of the most irritating daily realities of living in what is meant to be one of the world’s most developed cities
Labour bets on growth to fund UK’s future but US tariffs could ruin it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ‘walking a fiscal tightrope’ after her slasher spring statement
How UK social welfare reforms hit Northern Ireland
About a quarter of adults of working age in Northern Ireland get disability payments
Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books
Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average
Britain’s fiscal watchdog warns of danger of trade war as UK government slashes spending
UK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves plans £6bn reduction in spending to remain within her fiscal target
Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 4.5%
Rate-setters are grappling with combination of sluggish economy and ongoing price pressures
UK economic output contracted unexpectedly in January
Figure marks setback for chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of high-stakes Spring Statement
UK inflation rises to 10-month high of 3% in January
Figure surpasses expectations and highlights challenge for Bank of England
Rachel Reeves banks on long-term gain but is getting short-term pain
The UK chancellor has looked to the future with a plan for a third runway at London’s Heathrow
Rachel Reeves: Labour will go ‘further and faster’ in search for growth
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary criticises UK chancellor’s plan for Heathrow expansion and says she ‘doesn’t have a clue’
Was Reeves snubbed at Davos or is UK just paranoid?
UK chancellor wasn’t invited to speak at the myriad of debates and panel discussions that front the four-day event in the Swiss Alps
Bank of Ireland shares rise as UK government weighs in on car finance crisis
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has written a submission through the UK treasury department to the supreme court, applying to intervene in the hearing
Starmer’s political image increasingly at odds with a public mood turning against liberal causes
He seems himself as less ideological than Blair, but he might benefit from adopting the New Labour master’s Machiavellian streak
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sacked
The Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once again
Rachel Reeves returns to fiscal storm in UK
UK chancellor jets in from China amid financial controversy
UK 10-year borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008
Sterling falls sharply as government bond sell-off threatens Labour’s ability to meet budget rules
UK government must make sure it isn’t a confidence killer
There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral
PTSB goes for job cuts as bloated costs stand out among European peers
Bank won’t how many jobs it aims to cut but the number will need to run into the hundreds to have any meaningful impact
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks by 0.1%
October contraction is second in a row and deals blow to Labour government’s economic agenda
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
Planet Business: Infowars auction saga, Howard Lutnick’s thoughts on Ireland and a brief history of the Observer
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
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