Rachel Reeves may have just made things worse for Labour with brave 7-word claim
Double-bubble: Rachel Reeves' regurgitating of Boris Johnson ’s old manifesto, sorry I mean Rachel Reeves' unveiling of Labour’s pioneering new plan for growth, then Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.
Rachel Reeves is ignoring one very simple truth — and we can all see it
In the words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, “for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle”. Lower tax economies can be more dynamic,
Labour Split Erupts Over Rachel Reeves' 'Indefensible' Decision To Back Third Heathrow Runway
Heathrow third runway flights will take off ‘within a decade’, says Rachel Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces backing for third Heathrow runway
What do Rachel Reeves’ plans for growth mean for the economy?
As the Chancellor announces a raft of policies to boost economic growth, PA news agency explains what that means in real terms.
Labour hails Thatcher and Trump, pledging to “cut the weeds of regulation”
Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s business secretary, told the Financial Times, “We have to respond to the agenda the US president has just set out with our own dynamism… Every country has to do it.”
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Britain’s Rachel Reeves needs a growth miracle
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 refuses to rule out tax changes from March
The Labour Party Chancellor and MP was speaking out on Wednesday as she delivered a landmark speech on growth on January 29.
Will Labour’s plan for growth actually work? Two economists respond
Labour’s ambitions for a more pro-growth, pro-business agenda mark a positive shift, at least in tone. But actual, visible, tangible growth depends on execution. This in turn depends on private sector money, overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, and cutting the Brexit red-tape that continues to hamper trade with the EU.
Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off
Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’
Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves says
Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035.
What happens next as Reeves says Heathrow expansion can be done by 2035
The chancellor has pointed to the government's planning reforms as the reason why the project could be completed in 10 years.
Rachel Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough
After six months of talking down the economy and warning of tough times ahead, the UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has changed her tune. She is now much more optimistic about Britain’s economic prospects and has announced a raft of measures including major pension reforms designed to unlock cash to boost growth and productivity.