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Ms Reeves also confirmed a further squeeze on the welfare budget, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month, with the package now expected to save £4.8 ...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering new measures to collect taxes on savings interest. These measures include granting HMRC access to savers' bank data, including National Insurance numbers ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' approval rating has plummeted following her spring statement, nearing the low levels seen by Kwasi Kwarteng after the disastrous mini-budget under Liz Truss. A recent Ipsos ...

“My life is a bit weird these days,” Rachel Reeves candidly admits just hours after delivering her Spring Statement to a packed House of Commons. She is sitting with HuffPost UK in her small ...

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Rachel Reeves is facing mounting criticism following her spring statement, which many fear will deepen the UK’s economic and social woes. When we asked for your views, many were concerned about ...

Now Ms Reeves has said she will not accept free tickets again in an attempt to draw a line under the issue. She told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "I do recognise how it looks to people.

Rachel Reeves has been grilled on benefit cuts after the government's own analysis showed a grim impact on poverty levels. In multiple interviews the Chancellor was asked about the Department for ...