Budget 2024: Homeowners 'to be hit with high mortgage bills for longer' as Rachel Reeves borrows billions
Homeowners will face higher mortgage bills for longer if Rachel Reeves goes on a borrowing spree of tens of billions of pounds to fund investment in Britain’s infrastructure, Jeremy Hunt is warning. The former Chancellor accused his successor of “fiddling with her fiscal rules” to allegedly borrow up to £50 billion.
How can Rachel Reeves make her first Budget a success?
Paul is joined by colleague Helen Miller, Deputy Director at IFS, Lord Stewart Wood, a Labour peer and former member under Tony Blair’s government of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Council of Economic Advisers, and Stephen Bush, associate editor and columnist at the Financial Times.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves: 'Budget will be a reset for our economy'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told her global peers that the UK government’s first Budget next week “will be a reset for our economy”, as she reiterates Labour’s mission of investing for growth.
Autumn Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves promises economic 'reset'
Ms Reeves was handed a pre-Budget boost by the IMF, which on Tuesday upgraded its 2024 growth forecast for the UK economy. It said UK gross domestic product (GDP) is due to grow by 1.1%, a significant upgrade after predicting 0.7% growth in July.
Budget 2024: Public sector pay rise row as borrowing hits £80 billion in blow to Rachel Reeves
Public sector net borrowing in the first half of the financial year rose to £79.6 billion, according to the ONS
Budget 2024 latest: Reeves facing £16.6bn peak in UK borrowing due to public sector pay rises
Reeves facing £16.6bn peak in UK borrowing due to public sector pay rises - Speculation is mounting ahead of 30 October
Rachel Reeves set to borrow billions for investment after announcing major change to fiscal rules
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is expected to be a mixed bag, with deep spending cuts and sharp tax rises offset by a debt-funded ...
Reeves confirms change to debt rule and warns of higher taxes as Budget looms
Reeves confirms change to debt rule and warns of higher taxes as Budget looms - Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted her first ...
UK finance minister Reeves to change fiscal rules in budget, FT reports
Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves said she would change the fiscal rules in the budget, and the Financial Times said ...
UK Critical Mineral Importers to Get Financial Support in Budget
UK companies which import critical minerals will be given greater financial support in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel ...
Sir Keir Starmer has given us an idea of who he wants to protect in the budget - but is Rachel Reeves on the same page?
As we get to the nuts and bolts of who is going to shoulder the burden of plugging gaps in the public finances, the ...
UK finance minister Reeves promises economic 'reset' in upcoming budget
British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she would be presenting her upcoming budget as a chance to reset the country's ...
Reeves Says She’s Struck Budget Deals With Whole UK Cabinet
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she’s reached agreement with all of her UK cabinet colleagues on their spending allocations for ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves sparks fears of mortgage rate pain after £50billion debt shift
RACHEL Reeves sparked fears of mortgage rate pain last night after ripping up her debt rules. The Chancellor is to change how ...