Rachel Reeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two horses As chancellor reaches milestone she faces the tricky task of rescuing public finances while also investing in growth
Talks on UK rejoining EU could start in 10 years’ time, says Peter Mandelson Labour peer says in meantime it is essential to try to reduce damage of Brexit deal struck by Boris Johnson
UK economy returns to growth in boost to Rachel Reeves before budget GDP rises by 0.2% in August after flatlining in June and July but rate of expansion slower than first half of year
Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed UK investment minister Co-founder of £4bn British tech firm to lead Office for Investment as a minister in Treasury and Department of Business and Trade
Rachel Reeves considers raising capital gains tax to 39% Exclusive: Rates of 33% to 39% being tested as Treasury source says tax-raising plans are in ‘complete disarray’
Will Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget? The chancellor desperately needs more money to finance growth and public spending so expect a bit of tweaking to supposedly strict constraints
Labour needs £25bn a year in tax rises to rebuild public services, warns IFS Thinktank says tax increases in budget will be necessary even if Rachel Reeves changes fiscal rules
Reeves mulling national insurance on employer pension contributions Treasury officials examining potential levy that experts say could raise as much as £17bn for the exchequer
The Guardian view on inequality in the UK: what kids can teach us Editorial: To get a sense of how unfair Britain is, consider the prospects for its children
Reeves to press ahead with plans to borrow billions for investment Exclusive: Chancellor’s plan to change rules to allow more borrowing comes as cost of government debt rises
Cleverly, Badenoch and Jenrick stay in Tory leadership race as Tugendhat knocked out – as it happened Trio face one more round of voting by MPs before party members have their say on final two
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt to attend UK international investment summit Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda
Increase wealth taxes to stop rise of Reform UK, says ex-Labour minister Liam Byrne has warned the chancellor that extra levies on the rich are needed to halt the rise of the populist right
Labour MP defends chancellor’s refusal to bring in wealth tax Swansea West MP Torsten Bell says such a tax would not raise ‘significant revenues’
West Ham owner says non-dom crackdown is driving wealthy from the UK David Sullivan complains he is selling his six-storey house near Regent’s Park at a loss as he reduces it to £65m