UK inflation drops below 2% target in September, weakening pound, and likely meaning a small increase in state benefits next ...

Pensions will rise by 4.1% in April, is has been confirmed. Meanwhile, inflation coming in lower than expected means many ...

Swift was whisked to the venue accompanied by police outriders - despite initial reservations from Scotland Yard. Sir Keir ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly looking to announce up to £40bn of tax rises and spending cuts on 30 October. Fuel ...

Legislation to legalise assisted dying is due to be introduced in the House of Commons today. Keir Starmer will face Rishi Sunak at PMQs. The fiscal 'black hole' is more than double the size ...

As the FT’s chancellor game shows, the new ‘golden rule’ is her binding constraint. Meeting it could bolster fiscal credibility ...

Rachel Reeves is aiming to raise £40 billion in tax rises and spending cuts in the Budget, it has emerged. The chancellor ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces growing Cabinet disquiet over the scale of spending cuts she wants to help ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce £40bn-worth of tax rises and spending cuts in the budget at the end of this month, it has been reported. That covers the £22bn “blackhole” Reeves ...

EXCLUSIVE: Paul McLennan, the SNP Housing Minister, has called for a commitment at the next Budget to a permanent annual increase to a key benefit.

The Prime Minister has refused to increase tax on ‘working people’ but has not ruled out increasing national insurance ...

Rachel Reeves promises to create a tax system that supports wealth creation and investment but warns decisions ahead will ‘not always be easy’ ...