UK’s Reeves floats ‘radical shake-up’ of bureaucracy to cut business costs
1 week ago

UK’s Reeves floats ‘radical shake-up’ of bureaucracy to cut business costs

Al Jazeera  

British chancellor to meet regulators on Monday to announce ‘action plan’ for cutting red tape. The United Kingdom’s Labour Party government is set to announce a “radical shake-up” of bureaucracy aimed at cutting administrative costs for businesses by a quarter. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to meet with regulators on Monday to announce the “action plan” for cutting red tape, His Majesty’s Treasury said in a statement on Sunday. “By cutting red tape and creating a more effective system, we will boost investment, create jobs and put more money into working people’s pockets,” Reeves said.

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Reeves wriggles on Labour's economic slump: Chancellor denies triggering UK plc's slowdown as she admits 'hard' decisions coming on '£15bn' cuts in Spring Statement - with fears living standards WILL
1 day, 7 hours ago

Reeves wriggles on Labour's economic slump: Chancellor denies triggering UK plc's slowdown as she admits 'hard' decisions coming on '£15bn' cuts in Spring Statement - with fears living standards WILL

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves wriggled on the stalling economy today as she admitted 'hard' decisions are coming in the Spring Statement. Rachel Reeves wriggled on the stalling economy today as she admitted 'hard' decisions are coming in the Spring Statement Your browser does not support iframes. Pressed on a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation predicting a huge drop in living standards …

Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending intensifies
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1 day, 16 hours ago

Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending intensifies

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has been warned that she has six months to save her job, as Labour MPs grow increasingly restive over her plan to slash state spending by £15 billion. Just 18 per cent want to see an increase in taxes, compared with the 40 per cent for cutting spending and 11 per cent who think public borrowing should be …

Rachel Reeves says 'we can't tax and spend our way to higher living standards' in Spring Statement as high government borrowing leaves her little room for manoeuvre
2 days, 6 hours ago

Rachel Reeves says 'we can't tax and spend our way to higher living standards' in Spring Statement as high government borrowing leaves her little room for manoeuvre

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has said 'we can't tax and spend our way to higher living standards' ahead of her Spring Statement next week as high government borrowing puts pressure on finances. She said: 'We can't tax and spend our way to higher living standards and better public services. Former Labour work and pensions secretary Lord Blunkett has urged the Chancellor to …

ALEX BRUMMER: Is Chancellor nearing her last hurrah?
2 days, 18 hours ago

ALEX BRUMMER: Is Chancellor nearing her last hurrah?

Daily Mail  

The fates of Chancellors of the Exchequer are usually decided by epoch-making events. Fortunately for Rachel Reeves, there has been no such defining event since she took over as Chancellor last July, although the run-up in bond rates to levels not seen since Kwarteng and Liz Truss were at the helm has not inspired confidence. That is £20.4billion above Office …

Fresh woe for Reeves as OECD joins bodies slashing UK growth forecasts - leaving the Chancellor scrabbling to fill '£15bn' hole in the government books
1 week ago

Fresh woe for Reeves as OECD joins bodies slashing UK growth forecasts - leaving the Chancellor scrabbling to fill '£15bn' hole in the government books

Daily Mail  

There was fresh woe for Rachel Reeves today as another influential body downgraded Britain's growth forecasts. The international think-tank said it sees global growth slowing from 3.2 per cent in 2024 to 3.1 per cent this year and 3 per cent. Inflation in the G20 group of countries is predicted to hit 3.8 per cent this year and 3.2 per …

Chancellor blames global turmoil after GDP fell 0.1% in January - with no mention of Labour's tax raid on National Insurance or raft of new workers' rights
1 week, 2 days ago

Chancellor blames global turmoil after GDP fell 0.1% in January - with no mention of Labour's tax raid on National Insurance or raft of new workers' rights

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves yesterday tried to blame global turmoil after official figures raised fears that the economy is heading for recession under Labour. Yet she made no acknowledgment of the effect of the Government's tax raid on employer National Insurance and a raft of new workers' rights. Rachel Reeves during a March visit to Rosyth to discuss boosting economic growth Tory …

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January, in blow to Treasury chief ahead of key statement
1 week, 3 days ago

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January, in blow to Treasury chief ahead of key statement

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British economy unexpectedly shrank during January, piling pressure on Treasury chief Rachel Reeves before a key statement about the state of the public finances later this month. Though monthly figures are notoriously volatile and prone to future revision, the decline puts in sharp relief the struggles the Labour government, elected last July after 14 years in opposition, …

UK economy shrinks 0.1% in January, adding pressure on Labour government
1 week, 3 days ago

UK economy shrinks 0.1% in January, adding pressure on Labour government

India Today  

The British economy unexpectedly shrank during January, piling pressure on Treasury chief Rachel Reeves before a key statement about the state of the public finances later this month. Though monthly figures are notoriously volatile and prone to future revision, the decline puts in sharp relief the struggles the Labour government, elected last July after 14 years in opposition, is having …

UK employers group cuts its growth forecast over budget costs, trade fears
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UK employers group cuts its growth forecast over budget costs, trade fears

Live Mint  

LONDON, March 5 - One of Britain's leading business groups on Wednesday cut its forecast for economic growth this year and in 2026 as firms brace for an increase in payroll taxes and other employment costs as well as uncertainties about global trade. "UK firms are facing a double whammy of rising domestic taxation and a potential global trade war," …

Rachel Reeves 'plans to slash £5bn' from welfare as she scrambles to find more room for defence spending
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rachel Reeves 'plans to slash £5bn' from welfare as she scrambles to find more room for defence spending

Daily Mail  

Ministers are making the 'moral case' for cutting welfare as Rachel Reeves scrambles to find billions of pounds with the economy stalling and defence demands on the rise. Many blame the stuttering performance on the extra burden placed on businesses, while Ms Reeves has acknowledged that Britain will be hit by Donald Trump's tariffs even if only indirectly. Rachel Reeves …

Reeves’s tax hikes ‘triggering redundancies and record low in business confidence’
1 month, 1 week ago

Reeves’s tax hikes ‘triggering redundancies and record low in business confidence’

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. “Employer confidence has been impacted by planned changes to employment costs, and employment indicators are …

Chancellor ‘still not satisfied’ despite surprise economic growth at end of 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

Chancellor ‘still not satisfied’ despite surprise economic growth at end of 2024

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 Britain’s economy unexpectedly eked out growth in the final three months …

Rachel Reeves might crack a smile today after unexpected 0.1% economy boost... it is her birthday, after all. But businesses and households may not be so chipper, writes HUGO DUNCAN
1 month, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves might crack a smile today after unexpected 0.1% economy boost... it is her birthday, after all. But businesses and households may not be so chipper, writes HUGO DUNCAN

Daily Mail  

It could have been worse. Businesses and households may not be so chipper, however GDP rose by 0.1 per cent between October and December - barely detectable, but significantly better than the 0.1 per cent contracted analysts had pencilled in That is when economies stagnate but prices continue to rise – depressing the living standards of millions. The Bank of …

Should Rachel Reeves pay for her mishandling of the economy?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Should Rachel Reeves pay for her mishandling of the economy?

The Independent  

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Bank of England interest rate cuts are a much-needed boost for the economy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bank of England interest rate cuts are a much-needed boost for the economy

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ever since the annual inflation rate …

Rachel Reeves is warned UK businesses cannot take any more tax rises - as fears grew that the economy is on the verge of a downturn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves is warned UK businesses cannot take any more tax rises - as fears grew that the economy is on the verge of a downturn

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was last night warned that businesses cannot take any more tax rises as fears grew that the economy is on the verge of a downturn - 100 days on from the Budget. Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry, said firms were ‘still seriously flagging’ as they strain under the burdens imposed by the Chancellor. …

UK economic growth forecasts downgraded in blow for Reeves
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK economic growth forecasts downgraded in blow for Reeves

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. Read our privacy policy Stagnant growth late last year means the UK economy will …

Rachel Reeves’s growth speech felt more like an emergency Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves’s growth speech felt more like an emergency Budget

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves’s much-trailed speech today is a big moment for her and the government, as it finally put some flesh on the bare bones of its plan for economic growth. Labour won the trust of business before last year’s election, but frittered it away with what company bosses regard as a “triple whammy” – a hike in employers’ national insurance …

DAN HODGES: Labour's suicidal Budget crippled the economy. Now, Starmer and Reeves have come up with an even more incoherent plan. The truth is, they don't have a clue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: Labour's suicidal Budget crippled the economy. Now, Starmer and Reeves have come up with an even more incoherent plan. The truth is, they don't have a clue

Daily Mail  

These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the Government's economic strategy over the past few days. As Keir Starmer demonstrated yesterday, and Rachel Reeves confirmed in her speech today, the problem isn't that the Government is pursuing a disastrously damaging economic policy and strategy. Keir Starmer – implausibly – attempted to uncover his inner-Margaret …

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech

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 Sir Keir Starmer has vowed …

Reeves warned ‘it’s crunch time’ as chancellor relaunches her economic growth agenda
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves warned ‘it’s crunch time’ as chancellor relaunches her economic growth agenda

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 Rachel Reeves has been warned by business leaders that it is …

Reeves's big plan for growth is totally doomed... and it's all the fault of her terrible Budget which has crippled Britain's economy: ANDREW NEIL
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves's big plan for growth is totally doomed... and it's all the fault of her terrible Budget which has crippled Britain's economy: ANDREW NEIL

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves now wears a near-permanent rictus grin. She harbours a growing worry, as every week brings more bad news for the British economy, that her disastrous October Budget has set the country on a downward spiral which windy talk about ‘an unrelenting focus on growth’ and ‘hard-wiring growth into every Cabinet decision’ cannot reverse. Starmer has even talked multiple …

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules

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. In a bid to win back credibility with business chiefs and boost economic growth, Ms …

Chancellor's shoddy retread: Reeves must stop the doom-mongering and back UK tech, says ALEX BRUMMER
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chancellor's shoddy retread: Reeves must stop the doom-mongering and back UK tech, says ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail  

There are alternative ways of looking at politicians who rapidly change the script. As laudable as this change of heart may be – getting behind Britain’s cutting-edge AI, bio-sciences, finance and creative sectors is critical – the horse already has bolted. Turnaround: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has embarked on an ambitious reversal with her emphasis on growth The £40billion tax-raising Budget …

Now Reeves faces a £20billion black hole in the public finances as economy slumps behind ­America - as low-tax and low-regulation Donald Trump returns to the White House
2 months ago

Now Reeves faces a £20billion black hole in the public finances as economy slumps behind ­America - as low-tax and low-regulation Donald Trump returns to the White House

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves faces a £20billion black hole in the public finances as Britain’s economy lags behind America’s, experts warned last night. That is well behind the 2.7 per cent and 2.1 per cent growth expected in the US as low-tax and low-regulation Donald Trump returns to the White House next week – leaving Labour’s pledge to make the UK the …

Boost for Reeves as inflation falls after No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget: Live
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2 months, 1 week ago

Boost for Reeves as inflation falls after No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget: Live

The Independent  

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Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust
2 months, 1 week ago

Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust

The Independent  

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Reeves says market uncertainty shows need to kickstart economic growth
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves says market uncertainty shows need to kickstart economic growth

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 Rachel Reeves insisted the turbulence …

Reeves will be committing ‘political suicide’ if she orders spending cuts, warns John McDonnell
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves will be committing ‘political suicide’ if she orders spending cuts, warns John McDonnell

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 Embattled Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a stern warning by …

Rachel Reeves must now tell us when things are going to get better
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves must now tell us when things are going to get better

The Independent  

Having generated such a handsome amount of political capital from the chaotic failure of the last Conservative government to manage the public finances, it must be doubly galling for Rachel Reeves to be faced with her own fiscal crisis – and disobliging headlines about market turbulence – so soon in her own chancellorship. The cost of servicing the UK national …

Reeves may need to cut spending after jump in borrowing costs, say economists
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Reeves may need to cut spending after jump in borrowing costs, say economists

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. The rise in government borrowing costs poses a challenge …

Is Britain’s future burning as bright as Rachel Reeves says it is?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Britain’s future burning as bright as Rachel Reeves says it is?

The Independent  

Preparing for her appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos in a couple of weeks, the chancellor declares herself confident that Britain’s economic future is “burning bright”: “I am on a mission to win round the world’s investors.” Fair enough, but even Rachel Reeves herself might concede that 2025 is going to be another tough year for the public …

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

Flatlining economy could force Rachel Reeves to break her pledge and come back with ANOTHER tax raid, experts warn
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3 months ago

Flatlining economy could force Rachel Reeves to break her pledge and come back with ANOTHER tax raid, experts warn

Daily Mail  

A sluggish economy could force Rachel Reeves to break her pledge and come back with another tax raid, a leading economist has warned. Pictured: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red budget box Revised figures yesterday showed the UK saw zero growth in the three months from July to September Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said it …

Starmer and Reeves must be clear about the sacrifices needed to achieve econmic growth
3 months ago

Starmer and Reeves must be clear about the sacrifices needed to achieve econmic growth

The Independent  

No amount of political tinsel or rhetorical baubles can disguise the grim reality that the British economy is flatlining. Equally plainly, the downbeat mood struck by Labour ministers following the general election, with their talk of a crisis in the public finances, cannot have helped matters; and if the latest surveys are anything to go by, Ms Reeves’s Budget measures …

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

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

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. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said on Monday that the revised growth figures …

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

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

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

The Independent  

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How long will the shadow of Reeves’ Budget hang over Britain’s gloomy economy?
3 months ago

How long will the shadow of Reeves’ Budget hang over Britain’s gloomy economy?

The Independent  

Fun fact: the OECD still predicts that Britain’s economy will be one of the stars of the G7 during 2025 with growth of 1.7 per cent, lagging only behind the US at 2.4 per cent. Labour’s tax-raising budget, and particularly the decision to raise £24bn by hiking employer national insurance contributions looms large over UK plc. The Bank of England’s …

BORIS JOHNSON: Hapless Starmer and Reeves are doing for Britain's economy what Harold Shipman did for gerontology. But at least young voters are learning about the Doom Loop of Socialism
3 months ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Hapless Starmer and Reeves are doing for Britain's economy what Harold Shipman did for gerontology. But at least young voters are learning about the Doom Loop of Socialism

Daily Mail  

I have been struggling all morning to find reasons to be cheerful. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are the very people who are meant to be promoting growth, but they are in fact destroying it, writes Boris Johnson These Labour goons have a vast majority. Many young people don't even remember Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, …

Rachel Reeves is accused of killing growth as Bank of England warns UK economy is grinding to halt after her anti-business Budget
3 months ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of killing growth as Bank of England warns UK economy is grinding to halt after her anti-business Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of killing growth as the Bank of England warned the economy is grinding to halt in the wake of her anti-business Budget. Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said: ‘Today’s growth downgrade from the Bank of England follows warnings from almost every business group and forecaster. Not a surprise that the financial markets are pushing up …

ALEX BRUMMER: An utterly dismal economic picture ...and Reeves has only herself to blame
3 months ago

ALEX BRUMMER: An utterly dismal economic picture ...and Reeves has only herself to blame

Daily Mail  

How deceitful, how stale, Labour’s election pledges look now. Notoriously, Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £40 billion in her first Budget, thanks to a vicious increase in employers’ National Insurance – a move that is having a baleful effect on the very ‘working people’ she and her colleagues mendaciously promised to protect. At the very least – after the Tories …

The UK economy has shrunk again – but it’s too soon for Reeves to utter the word ‘recession’...
3 months ago

The UK economy has shrunk again – but it’s too soon for Reeves to utter the word ‘recession’...

The Independent  

Instead of growing by 0.2 per cent, as optimistically forecast by the City and the Bank of England, the UK economy shrunk by 0.1 per cent in October for the second month running. The picture looks marginally better over the past three months; the economy expanded by 0.1 per cent over the longer period. What ought to really worry chancellor …

Reeves faces a recession fears but industrial hollowing could offer a bigger problem
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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?
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Rachel Reeves warns Whitehall MUST find 5% efficiencies by 2029 as she channels Thatcher vowing 'iron fist' crackdown on waste - with Labour scrambling to avoid MORE tax hikes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves warns Whitehall MUST find 5% efficiencies by 2029 as she channels Thatcher vowing 'iron fist' crackdown on waste - with Labour scrambling to avoid MORE tax hikes

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves channelled Thatcher today vowing to deploy an 'iron fist against waste' as she scrambles to avoid more tax hikes. The Chancellor launched a 'line by line' review of government spending, warning that departments must find 5 per cent of efficiencies by 2029. Rachel Reeves channelled Thatcher vowing to take an 'iron fist against waste' as she scrambles to …

Rachel Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review

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 Rachel Reeves has warned cabinet ministers that “every pound” of government …

Reeves must move beyond honeyed words to improve relations with the EU
3 months, 2 weeks 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. …

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