Nigel Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ how to fix the economy, says Rachel Reeves
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Nigel Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ how to fix the economy, says Rachel Reeves

The Independent  

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage “hasn’t got a clue” how to grow the economy or make people’s lives better, Rachel Reeves has claimed. As the public’s view of Labour falters, and Reform makes gains in the opinion polls, Ms Reeves warned voters against trusting what the insurgent party is offering. I know that people are really struggling.” The Chancellor is dealing with a challenging economic landscape as she attempts to inspire confidence in Labour’s agenda. Responding to Ms Reeves, a Reform UK spokesman said: “Rachel Reeves is clearly deflecting from her own dismal failures, she’s on track to be the worst chancellor on record with Britain now on the road to recession.

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How long will Rachel Reeves last? Labour gloom has put Britain on brink of recession, says MAGGIE PAGANO
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

How long will Rachel Reeves last? Labour gloom has put Britain on brink of recession, says MAGGIE PAGANO

Daily Mail  

Britain is on the brink of recession. What’s more, living standards may be revised lower still as officials update the net migration numbers next month. If that’s not bleak enough, recruiters warn the UK is already in a ‘hiring recession’, while the Confederation of British Industry says we are facing ‘the worst of all worlds’ with companies reducing output, cutting …

Blow for Rachel Reeves as zero growth puts UK on brink of recession
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Blow for Rachel Reeves as zero growth puts UK on brink of recession

The Independent  

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Can Rachel Reeves save Britain’s frozen economy from recession?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Can Rachel Reeves save Britain’s frozen economy from recession?

The Independent  

Jack Frost swept an icy chill across the UK economy earlier than anyone expected. Following on from last week’s grim economic news, the Office for National Statistics has revised its third quarter estimate of GDP growth down to absolute zero. At minus 24, the business group’s “growth indicator” is at its lowest level in two years. “The Budget and our …

Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget
3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of ‘outright falsehood’ over her claims about Labour’s handling of the economy The Chancellor was mauled by former Bank of England official Andrew Sentance over her response to figures showing inflation climbed to 2.6 per cent in November, an eight-month high amid increasing evidence that the party is derailing Britain’s recovery. Ms Reeves claimed in …

Reeves faces a recession fears but industrial hollowing could offer a bigger problem
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Reeves faces a recession fears but industrial hollowing could offer a bigger problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK economy shrank again …

UK economy shrinks again in another blow to Reeves, new figures show
3 weeks, 5 days ago

UK economy shrinks again in another blow to Reeves, new figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rachel Reeves said the figures were disappointing “We are determined to deliver economic growth as …

Is Rachel Reeves’ spending review a veiled return to austerity?
4 weeks ago

Is Rachel Reeves’ spending review a veiled return to austerity?

The Independent  

Today’s clash between ministers and trade unions over public sector pay – after the government recommended a 2.8 per cent rise for teachers, NHS workers and civil servants – was always going to happen. Unions viewed this summer’s generous increases as merely the start of “catching up” after restraint since 2010 which saw public sector workers fall behind those in …

Reeves must move beyond honeyed words to improve relations with the EU
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Reeves must move beyond honeyed words to improve relations with the EU

The Independent  

Closer relations between the UK and the European Union will boost economic growth, said chancellor Rachel Reeves, kicking off her visit with EU finance chiefs, today. But there’s a problem with the Labour government continually talking about its desire for a “reset” with Europe after the chaos, controversy, pettiness and hostility that characterised the various Conservative administrations that preceded it. …

Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks

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Reeves urged to reverse Brexit damage in crunch Brussels talks
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Reeves urged to reverse Brexit damage in crunch Brussels talks

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Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth
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1 month ago

Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth

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Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge
1 month ago

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rachel Reeves refused to rule out more tax rises As MPs voted through the controversial …

Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’
1 month ago

Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Reeves told the conference, Speaking to reporters later on Tuesday, she suggested the …

Labour's tax bomb budget causes business confidence to crash to lowest levels since Covid as entrepreneurs accuse Rachel Reeves of undermining growth
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour's tax bomb budget causes business confidence to crash to lowest levels since Covid as entrepreneurs accuse Rachel Reeves of undermining growth

Daily Mail  

Labour's tax bomb budget has sent confidence crashing to its lowest levels since Covid as business leaders mourn the loss of their 'natural optimism'. Charities have also urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to spare them from her £25billion hike in employers’ National Insurance The IoD's optimism tracker plummeted to minus 65 in November - sharply down from minus 52 in October …

Reeves has gone from cosying up to business to confrontational – and it will be disastrous
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Reeves has gone from cosying up to business to confrontational – and it will be disastrous

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves urgently needs a new script – and some pizzazz. The chancellor insisted she had “drawn a line under the inheritance I faced” from the Conservative government and stressed “we’re never going to have to do a Budget like that again”. Now, they’ve had Andrew Bailey, governor at the Bank of England, where Reeves likes to say she was …

It’s time Britain got real – the only way is Europe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

It’s time Britain got real – the only way is Europe

The Independent  

The chancellor’s response to the latest miserable economic growth figures was peevish to the point of bizarre. Sounding like a mum who’s been told her children have just flunked their mock exams, this trained economist declared: “I am not satisfied with these numbers.” If a chancellor’s mere disfavour was sufficient to boost growth, then all our problems would soon be …

Rachel Reeves targets trade deal with Donald Trump as UK economy stalls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves targets trade deal with Donald Trump as UK economy stalls

The Independent  

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We need more than your ‘Crisis? What crisis?’ response to dire growth figures, Chancellor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

We need more than your ‘Crisis? What crisis?’ response to dire growth figures, Chancellor

The Independent  

The latest figures are a warning to Labour. She was listened to politely at last night’s Mansion House dinner, but consolidating local government pension funds into a series of “megafunds” is a marginal long-term reform that does nothing for the here and now. I know James Callaghan never used those words, but Reeves might as well have said what he …

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Price hikes and job cuts are inevitable following Labour’s Budget, business …

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election
2 months ago

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

The Independent  

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Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices
2 months ago

Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
2 months, 1 week ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come

Daily Mail  

There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves cynically reneged on those promises with a £40billion tax bombshell. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Ms Reeves carried out the traditional photo …

Reeves sets out promise to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Budget
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves sets out promise to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Budget

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget
2 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves pledges to ‘invest, invest, invest’ as she prepares to unveil historic Labour Budget

The Independent  

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Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come

The Independent  

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'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say

Daily Mail  

The Budget will reveal Rachel Reeves's vision for the future of the UK, rather than that of Sir Keir Starmer, say allies of the Chancellor. MPs expect Ms Reeves to emerge from the October 30 announcement looking increasingly powerful as she sets out her plan for the economy, despite the tax-raising measures that are expected to hit families. She will …

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ tax choices at the Budget
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ tax choices at the Budget

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves has warned of “difficult” tax choices coming up at her first Budget at the end of the month. The Chancellor told a meeting of Sir Keir Starmer’s political Cabinet that it would take more than just one Budget to fix the public finances as she signalled harsh spending, welfare and tax decisions. A Labour spokesman said: “The Chancellor …

Rachel Reeves is accused of holding back the economy after Britain eked out growth of just 0.2 per cent in August
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of holding back the economy after Britain eked out growth of just 0.2 per cent in August

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of holding back the economy after Britain eked out growth of just 0.2 per cent in August amid the Chancellor’s relentlessly ‘negative’ rhetoric. Rachel Reeves put a positive tone on the news on Friday, pointing to a major investment summit being held next week Official figures showed GDP expanding 0.2 per cent at the end …

The Chancellor's screeching U-turn from doom-monger to breezy optimist smacks of cynical opportunism, writes ALEX BRUMMER
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Chancellor's screeching U-turn from doom-monger to breezy optimist smacks of cynical opportunism, writes ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail  

The change of heart is so brazen it takes the breath away. Instead of embracing an economy that has been growing fast in the first half of the year as the shocks of Covid-19 and Russia’s war on Ukraine dissipated, Rachel Reeves instead instilled fear and apprehension about the future with her dire warnings Stirring stuff, which continued in her …

Chancellor ‘hit the right notes’ in vision for economy, say business leaders
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chancellor ‘hit the right notes’ in vision for economy, say business leaders

The Independent  

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Labour doubles down on winter fuel cuts on eve of party conference
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour doubles down on winter fuel cuts on eve of party conference

The Independent  

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As the economy stalls on Labour, what can Rachel Reeves do about it?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

As the economy stalls on Labour, what can Rachel Reeves do about it?

The Independent  

Not many people are inclined to feel much sympathy for Rachel Reeves at the moment – the cut to winter fuel payments could hardly have gone down worse – but she’s been dealt a dismal hand. The latest official figures show that, after growing by 0.5 per cent in the three months to July, the economy has unexpectedly flatlined for …

The real story behind Starmer, Reeves and a very painful Budget...
4 months, 1 week ago

The real story behind Starmer, Reeves and a very painful Budget...

The Independent  

Although Sir Keir Starmer appeared to lead from the front in his Downing Street rose garden speech setting out the government’s strategy, his fate is not in his own hands. These Starmer allies wonder whether Labour’s early announcements, such as on planning and housebuilding, will really deliver the government’s top priority of the UK enjoying the highest sustained growth in …

Rachel Reeves is making tough decisions – but they are the right ones
5 months ago

Rachel Reeves is making tough decisions – but they are the right ones

The Independent  

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Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out Labour’s plan for economic growth
5 months, 1 week ago

Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out Labour’s plan for economic growth

The Independent  

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How Rachel Reeves is borrowing from George Osborne’s playbook
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Rachel Reeves is borrowing from George Osborne’s playbook

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves offers a bold and commendable blueprint for rebuilding Britain
6 months ago

Rachel Reeves offers a bold and commendable blueprint for rebuilding Britain

The Independent  

Britain’s first female chancellor of the Exchequer made an assured debut in her first speech in her new role. More immediately, Ms Reeves set out two of the big policy changes she intends to make as chancellor – to reform planning law to make it easier to build things, especially homes, and to lift the effective ban on new onshore …

Britain’s Treasury chief says stimulating economic growth is the new Labour government’s mission
6 months ago

Britain’s Treasury chief says stimulating economic growth is the new Labour government’s mission

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s new Labour government will make stimulating economic growth its mission, the Treasury chief said Monday, pledging to limit bureaucracy to make it easier to invest in the country. Britain’s first female Treasury chief and a former Bank of England economist, Reeves said sustained economic growth was the only way to improve living standard s for all and …

Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves gives first major speech on Labour’s plan for economic growth
6 months ago

Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves gives first major speech on Labour’s plan for economic growth

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK’s first female chancellor will make kickstarting economic growth a “national mission” with major …

Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ as she outlines plan to reverse £140bn Tory black hole
6 months ago

Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ as she outlines plan to reverse £140bn Tory black hole

The Independent  

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Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage
6 months, 1 week ago

Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he shared Rishi Sunak’s “disgust” at the use …

Reeves signals closer UK-EU trade ties at start of economy-focused campaign week
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves signals closer UK-EU trade ties at start of economy-focused campaign week

The Independent  

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Jeremy Hunt accuses Rachel Reeves of promoting 'fake news' after Labour shadow Chancellor claimed the fall in inflation does not reflect the 'economic reality' felt by voters
8 months ago

Jeremy Hunt accuses Rachel Reeves of promoting 'fake news' after Labour shadow Chancellor claimed the fall in inflation does not reflect the 'economic reality' felt by voters

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt yesterday accused Labour of talking down the country after Rachel Reeves suggested the fall in inflation does not reflect the 'economic reality' felt by voters. Chancellor of Exchequer Jeremy Hunt pictured out on a morning jog in London on May 7 The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, pictured at a news conference in February 'I want …

Labour will fight the next election on the economy, says Rachel Reeves as she offers ‘securonomics’ and stability
8 months ago

Labour will fight the next election on the economy, says Rachel Reeves as she offers ‘securonomics’ and stability

The Independent  

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Shrewd, partisan, ruthless… Rachel Reeves has learned from the best
8 months ago

Shrewd, partisan, ruthless… Rachel Reeves has learned from the best

The Independent  

For the next few months at least, Rachel Reeves has one job – to make people doubt good economic news when they hear it. Decline over prosperity.” Sunak and Hunt might protest that they rescued the economy from Truss’s wrong turn, but that isn’t how the voters see it. So Reeves announced: “Today, I want to take head on the …

Rachel Reeves says Rishi Sunak government ‘gaslighting’ public about economy
8 months ago

Rachel Reeves says Rishi Sunak government ‘gaslighting’ public about economy

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will accuse the government of “gaslighting” the …

Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?

The Independent  

Waiting for Labour’s tax and spending plans is like waiting for Godot. Labour doesn’t “do” that: Keir Starmer would excommunicate anyone who dared to utter the L-word: landslide. "Two years" is a phrase whispered by Labour advisers – a reference to shadow chancellor Gordon Brown’s dramatic announcement before the 1997 election that Labour would accept the Tories’ very tight spending …

UK economy needs fundamental course correction, says shadow chancellor Reeves
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UK economy needs fundamental course correction, says shadow chancellor Reeves

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the annual Mais Lecture in the City of …

Rachel Reeves pitches herself as Labour’s version of Margaret Thatcher as she vows new chapter in Britain’s economy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves pitches herself as Labour’s version of Margaret Thatcher as she vows new chapter in Britain’s economy

The Independent  

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