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Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves has called the economy’s recent performance “disappointing” after figures showed it shrank unexpectedly in May. The economy contracted by 0.1%, …

41 minutes agoShareSaveShareSave In an interview with the Guardian, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it is impossible for her to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted she …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves finds herself stuck between Liz Truss, Donald Trump …

Rachel Reeves’s tears this week triggered a fall in the pound and attracted widespread derision from political columnists, mostly male. “What is wrong with Rachel Reeves?” the Telegraph asked. In …

This week’s sell-off in UK gilts, sparked by a tearful Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons, showed how fragile investor confidence is in Britain’s precarious fiscal position.  The merest …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK government bonds rallied on Thursday after Sir Keir Starmer …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made a surprise appearance alongside Sir Keir Starmer, one day after she was seen crying at Prime Minister’s Questions. Helping to unveil the government’s 10-year plan …

Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News Reuters Chancellor Rachel Reeves Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to cut billions of pounds in welfare costs through reforms has essentially gone up in smoke. …

Rachel Reeves has been accused of shortchanging the UK’s devolved nations after leaving the Welsh, Scottish and northern Irish governments with multimillion-pound funding gaps. The chancellor said the Treasury would …

Experts have questioned whether Rachel Reeves will be able to meet the spending promises she made on Wednesday, given how many of them require a sudden and unprecedented drop in …