Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts
Chancellor to tell party she is making steep cuts to avoid similar fallout to that which followed 2022 mini-budget
Reeves scapegoating bats to cut red tape is absurd, says Packham
Broadcaster and nature campaigner claims Labour’s attack on wildlife in push for economic growth is ‘PR disaster’
Borrowing overshoot will test Rachel Reeves’s resolve on tax rises
Chancellor may see data as vindication for spending cuts but some analysts say more radical action will be needed
‘Does it score?’ How the OBR became the key arbiter of the Treasury’s sums
Chancellor has very little headroom within her fiscal rules but is keen to keep Office for Budget Responsibility on side
Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services
Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer
PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty
Keir Starmer to unveil drastic disability benefit cuts despite opposition
Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toilet
Rachel Reeves is causing confusion on competition policy. What does she want?
Is the chancellor just tweaking, or is she rewriting the definition of ‘anti-competitive’ under consumer’s noses?
Which benefits is Keir Starmer’s government planning to cut and why?
PM is under increasing pressure over targeting of incapacity and disability benefits. We look at some key questionsUK politics live – latest updates
Americans increasingly worried about tariffs despite Trump’s assurances, new poll shows
Exclusive: 90% of Democrats, 57% of Republicans are worried about tariffs, with similar concerns about recession
Former Bank of England deputy warns Rachel Reeves against kneejerk cuts
Charlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years away
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD
Economic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs
Reeves to outline plan to cut regulation costs and boost growth
Chancellor will meet regulators after calling for action to restrict their scope in bid to save businesses billions
Labour’s plan to overhaul long-term benefits is laudable, putting a moral slant on it is not
Painting a veneer of morality over welfare cuts risks people fighting a tougher battle for support they need
Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare
Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statement