It has been a wild January for Rachel Reeves and frankly for economics in the UK and the world.When Labour swept to victory last summer, Reeves pledged she would be an "iron" chancellor, reining in public spending and improving the lives of working people through growing the economy.

A Conservative shadow minister warned the UK could "fall further behind" on growth targets following the Chancellor's "desperate" attempts to save the economy.

A major speech Wednesday promises a host of pro-growth policies to turn the UK economy around. But the hurdles in the chancellor’s way are huge.

Rachel Reeves has vowed to slash red tape and go for growth in a quest to make working people feel “better off”. In a wide-ranging speech on Wednesday, the Chancellor set out plans to overhaul the planning system, boost transport investment and encouraging trade in an effort to kickstart growth.

“I welcome the confirmation that the government intends to reset the relationship with the EU,” said Cold Chain Federation CEO Phil Pluck. “In doing so, it must work closely with the cold chain to fully understand the impact on food and medicine supply and on food inflation.

Reeves' visit to China is a bold first step in the new direction — one where the UK recognizes the importance of economic cooperation for long-term growth and stability. By prioritizing renewed engagement with the world's second-largest economy, the UK stands poised to reclaim its position as a key player in a rapidly changing world order.

After six months in office, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has finally ceded ground on her ill-conceived non-dom tax raid. The Government is now set to take steps to ensure that the measures will not affect countries with double taxation treaties,

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow airport “in an upbeat speech setting out her plans for kickstarting the stalling UK economy”, reports the Guardian.

A darker and little-reported backdrop to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s visit to China last week raises questions of where we should be placing our priorities and bets to boost the UK’s economic growth.

Starmer’s Government is re-making the age-old mistakes in China diplomacy all over again. Those who frame the debate as a choice between whether or not to engage Beijing are proposing a false dichotomy. It is not about whether to talk or trade with China, but how? On whose terms, with what criteria, on what conditions and with what objectives?

Rachel Reeves faces a £20bn black hole in the public finances due to soaring interest rates and crumbling economic growth, economists at JP Morgan have warned...

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Labour Party government, has announced that reforms to health and disability benefits will be unveiled before the end of March. In a speech, Ms Reeves highlighted the necessity of addressing long-ignored issues, such as the escalating costs associated with health and disability benefits.