Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary

Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

Standoff between China and EU over supply of chips for car industry underlines value of sector requiring huge financial investment

Chancellor admits economy ‘feels stuck’ for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholds

Budgets need to be reassuringly dull with no repeat of this year’s long, drawn-out and chaotic buildup

Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos

Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speech

Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaper

Louise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cuts

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrol

Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problems

October figures represent final snapshot of public finances before Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statement

As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellor

Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inaction