Lower Thames Crossing project awarded £590m by Rachel Reeves
A project to build the UK’s largest road tunnel has been granted £590m by the government. Constructing the…
Grooming gang victims’ concerns weren’t dismissed, Reeves says
Rachel Reeves has insisted ministers “never dismissed the concerns of victims” of grooming gangs, as she defended the…
Reeves vows to shield UK from Israel-Iran price shock
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the government will do “everything in [its] power” to protect people in the UK…
Rachel Reeves refuses to say sorry for ‘far-right’ jibes at those who urged national grooming gangs inquiry after Keir Starmer’s humiliating U-turn
Rachel Reeves refused to say sorry for ‘far-right’ jibes against those demanding a national grooming gangs inquiry today. …
Will Israel-Iran conflict spark fresh inflation crisis? Rachel Reeves admits spiking energy prices and threats to trade routes are ’cause for concern’ – with fears public finances are too bad to respond
Fears are mounting about the economic impact of the Iran-Israel conflict today as energy prices rise and trade…
Reeves faces welfare revolt after Labour rebels rejected an ‘olive branch’ designed to head off a Commons mutiny over benefit cuts
By JASON GROVES POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 19:16 EDT, 13 June 2025 | Updated: 19:16 EDT, 13 June 2025…
Scotland to get extra £2.9bn from Treasury, says Reeves
Andrew Picken BBC News Scotland North Sea Midstream Partners The St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire is the…
Reeves and Starmer can’t escape impact of sluggish economy
We are reminded rather starkly today of the backdrop – the all too hard to shift backdrop –…
Council tax to soar by 5% for three years, Reeves reveals – as average home’s council tax bill will increase by £359 by 2029
By CLAIRE ELLICOT WHITEHALL EDITOR Published: 19:03 EDT, 11 June 2025 | Updated: 19:08 EDT, 11 June 2025…
UK will end use of asylum hotels by 2029, Reeves says
Sam Francis Political reporter Jack Fenwick Political correspondent PA Media The government has set out plans to end…