Watch as UK economists appear before parliament's Treasury Committee on Tuesday, 1 April, to answer questions about Rachel ...

Chancellor forced to announce further £500 million cuts to benefits and welfare after OBR rejected Treasury estimates of ...

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday announced cuts to spending plans and lower economic ...

Nigel Farage 's Reform UK is just behind on 25%, also up one point. Labour is down three points to 21% in the polling carried ...

Reeves confirmed that the Universal Credit standard allowance will rise from £92 per week in 2025-26 to £106 per week by 2029 ...

Delivering her spring statement on Wednesday, Ms Reeves unveiled a £14bn package to repair the UK economy that included cuts ...

Ms Reeves is facing a 50-50 risk that she will need to mount a new raid to stay within her own rules, the fiscal watchdog said in the wake of her Spring Statement. A squeeze on benefits and ...

Critics have said it was disingenuous of the Chancellor to suggest that "real household disposable income will rise £500".

Watch live as Rachel Reeves holds a press conference this afternoon (26 March) following backlash to her spring statement.

Reeves confirmed an increase in the Universal Credit standard allowance from £92 per week in 2025-26 to £106 per week by 2029 ...

Rachel Reeves has used her spring statement to announce a series of public spending cuts in order to balance the books ...