The other issue the government needs to consider is how the triple lock, combined with frozen income tax thresholds, is ...

Reeves doesn’t have the answer. Nor did the Tories. So the message is clear: keep calm, and carry on working until you drop.

RACHEL Reeves took aim at China last night in an attempt to get into Donald Trump’s good books and secure a trade deal. The ...

As Rachel Reeves prepares for a career defining speech in Washington DC, political editor David Maddox looks at the competing ...

Rachel Reeves should consider raising the basic rate of income tax for the first time in 50 years, the director of the ...

Because the small print of Trump’s latest tariff plan is terrifying. Tariffs of up to 25% on key UK exports – including ...

Donald Trump's tariffs could torpedo Rachel Reeves's bid to balance Britain's books, the Chancellor has been warned. Professor David Miles, a member of the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves travels to Washington DC for her first spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ...

And incredibly, the public appears to be in favour. Three-quarters of Britons say they would back the new tax, which would raise billions to invest in public services. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ...