Rachel Reeves facing ‘tough choices’ after latest UK borrowing figures August 21, 2024 Already this financial year the government has borrowed £4.7bn more than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) back in March.
Mark Kleinman: If Britain is open for business, prove it August 8, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Exclusive: Tories spent £10m exploring scrapped Natwest retail offer August 7, 2024 The Conservative government spent around £10m exploring a now-scrapped plan to sell part of its stake in Natwest to retail investors, with the bank footing most of the bill, City A.M. can reveal.
The £22bn black hole row: Who’s telling the truth? July 31, 2024 Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt are slinging accusations at each other about the state of the public finances. But who is right?
Rachel Reeves: ‘I think we will have to increase taxes’ July 31, 2024 Speaking on the News Agents podcast, Rachel Reeves said "I think we will have to increase taxes in the Budget".
Labour will drive away wealth creators July 31, 2024 Labour have talked a good game on growth, but all their early actions seem precision calculated to deter investors, says James Price I’m not sure if Rachel Reeves is a fan of musical theatre, but going into her economic statement on Monday, she would have done well to heed the words of George Washington in [...]
Experts react to Reeves: The finances might be worse than expected – but tax hikes are still coming July 30, 2024 While Rachel Reeves laid out a fiscal inheritance that was worse than many had anticipated, tax rises are almost certainly on the way, economists and experts have said in reaction to the Chancellor's speech today.
FCA to strip back red tape after conceding consumer duty ‘overlap’ July 29, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will strip back red tape from the City and “streamline” its regulatory rulebook after conceding that its stringent consumer duty rules were overlapping with swathes of existing regulation.
Rachel Reeves reveals plans to cut spending by £5.5bn and address ‘unforgivable’ inheritance July 29, 2024 Rachel Reeves announced spending cuts worth £5.5bn as the new government seeks to address a £22bn black hole in the public finances.
Make no mistake, tax rises are on the way July 23, 2024 Evidence is piling up that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will almost certainly be forced to raise taxes this autumn, Chris Dorrell writes