Pensions minister Torsten Bell (pictured), who has just arrived at the Treasury, has previously questioned the sustainability ...
Like Reeves, Bell doesn't have many practical suggestions for boosting growth, but has eye-watering plans to hike tax after ...
The chancellor is caught in a credibility trap, where abiding by one promise made in the name of credibility undermines ...
Tories claim improvements to the school which educated two of Keir Starmer’s cabinet ministers would not have been allowed by ...
As ye sow, so shall ye reap. One reasonably reliable rule of economics is that markets will eventually always find you out.
Labour members are prepared to accept that she has been dealt a difficult hand by the Conservatives, but increasingly say that she is playing it badly. Hence, some overheated talk about Reeves ...
Rachel Reeves shrugged off Tory calls for her resignation as she faced MPs after a turbulent week, which saw volatility in ...
The majority of Labour figures rallied around Reeves on Tuesday as she defended her plans against a backdrop of economic ...
A rout in UK bonds has evoked memories of the market crisis during Liz Truss’s calamitous premiership and raised questions ...
Kemi Badenoch attempted to put Labour on the back foot on the economy - only to have her party's dire 14-year record thrown ...
Among Labour voters, Reeves’ net favourability is +14, compared to Starmer’s +32 and Rayner’s +24. Chris Hopkins, Savanta’s political director, said: “Rachel Reeves finds herself at a ...
Downing Street left door open to an emergency Budget in the spring following the rising cost of government borrowing ...