Rachel Reeves warned by City grandees not to weaken banking safeguards

Chancellor’s plan to slash red tape could raise financial risks and do little to help households, say architects of UK’s post-2008 reforms

Ad agency WPP asked to work on campaign nudging UK savers to invest in shares

Exclusive: City-funded campaign is endorsed by government, and aims to increase financial risk-taking in effort to spur growth

Annual increase in June follows warnings about increase in employment taxes leading to job cuts and higher prices

Analysts say pressure will be on Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer, as consumers’ mood stays gloomy

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade’ – but are they enough to spark the economy?

At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

‘Leeds Reforms’ include streamlined accountability for senior bankers and a campaign to get more consumers investing in stock market

Energy secretary says it is not clear if opposition have any net zero policy

With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims

Labour is being pulled one way by a desire to cut debt and the other by slumping poll ratings. With growth nowhere to be seen, tax rises loom

Exclusive: Announcement expected as part of series of changes outlined in chancellor’s Mansion House speech

Chancellor’s Mansion House speech to cite ‘opportunity’ in attempt to shrug off anaemic economic performance

Chancellor, who had been expected to announce changes next week, faced backlash over move

Depressing data comes as Rachel Reeves and her team were daring to hope business confidence was recovering

Public accounts committee warns UK infrastructure risked becoming ‘stony ground’ for investors without major overhaul