Rachel Reeves swapped a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson.

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes.

Labour’s Rachel Reeves signaled that the new British government plans record tax rises on the wealthy and on business.

Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget in more than 14 years. In a 77-minute speech before a packed House of Commons, the Chancellor announced measures that will see taxes rise by £ ...

Today’s 2024 Budget included major changes to National Insurance, Capital Gains and even the price of pints and tobacco. Some ...

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves, the first woman to ever hold the position, unveiled the tax hikes Wednesday in the ruling Labour Party’s first budget since it won a landslide victory in a ...

Rachel Reeves unveiled her first Budget in the Commons today (PRU/AFP via Getty Images) But there are concerns the move could have a detrimental impact on renters, making it more expensive for ...

Women in finance have shared their thoughts on the UK’s first female chancellor. (Picture: David Parry/Carmoola/Getty) For more than 800 years the person in charge of the UK’s purse strings ...

By George Eaton The first hint came yesterday afternoon. As Rachel Reeves finalised her Budget speech she was pictured beneath a portrait of Labour’s Ellen Wikinson, Clement Attlee’s working-class ...

Chancellor of the Exchequor Rachel Reeves is preparing to deliver her first budget on Wednesday, October 30 and has already warned that it has involved her making some “difficult decisions”.

From splashing the cash to going for growth, here’s how Britain’s first female chancellor wants to run the economy.