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Hunt warns that Reeves will ‘trash’ economy with business tax hikes
Shadow chancellor says he rejected Treasury advice to raise employers’ national insurance paymentsWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast in boost to Reeves
Fund’s chief economist sees chance of more ‘aggressive’ Bank of England rate cuts as chancellor prepares for BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Reeves welcomes IMF's improved UK economic forecast
The global financial institution predicts stronger UK growth of 1.1% this year and 1.5% next year.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Budget deals struck with all departments, says Reeves
Despite reports of internal rifts all government departments have agreed spending settlements, Reeves says.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
UK will not pay out over slavery, says Reeves
The chancellor says she understands why countries are making demands but the UK will not pay out.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
The Papers: Reeves 'risks hurting pensioners' and shoplifting 'crisis'
Warnings ahead of Rachel Reeves' first Budget, and the soaring cost of theft from shops, lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Rachel Reeves ain’t ‘working people’, says Starmer
Definitive errorBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Reeves will not unveil new freeports in Budget, officials admit
One government figure says Downing Street announcement on Friday was ‘total cock-up with the comms’Business - Financial Times - October 27 -
Reeves embarks on Budget that will define Labour government
Prime minister and chancellor aim to convey sense of joint purpose ahead of long-awaited fiscal event on WednesdayBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Private equity eyes a deal with Reeves on carried interest
Labour’s agenda highlights tension between raising taxes and courting internationally mobile financiersWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
What to expect in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget
Chancellor is due to unveil tax and spend measures, but she may struggle to boost growth quicklyWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit
Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Chris Mason: Chancellor will set agenda for years to come
Rachel Reeves' historic first Budget will set the agenda for the Labour government for years to come.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor
The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing
Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010Business - Financial Times - October 30 -
Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget
Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spendingBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Watch: Budget choices are not easy but responsible, says Reeves
The UK's first female chancellor sums up her Budget speech claiming she has made the "right choices".Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Sunak accuses Reeves of breaking election promises on tax
Tory leader says Labour chancellor is ‘fiddling the fiscal rules’ in her first BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Reeves shatters manifesto ‘matrix’ with blockbuster Budget
Like Keanu, the chancellor uncovered a fake reality and valiantly resolved to defeat itBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
This is not a Budget we want to repeat, Reeves tells BBC
The chancellor unveils £40bn in tax rises in her first Budget, with employers set to bear the brunt, but she says it should be a one-off.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Reeves has made her choice — but success is not guaranteed
The British people will hope that higher spending delivers the better services they wantBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan
But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgetsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
How will UK tax rises on private equity’s carried interest work?
Changes unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean the performance fee will be treated as income from 2026Business - Financial Times - October 31 -
Rachel Reeves loosens UK welfare spending target
Ceiling rises 20% over 5-year period to £200bn to avoid ‘having to take short-term decisions’World - Financial Times - November 2 -
Reeves 'not immune' to criticism over NI hike
The chancellor defends the rise in employer contributions telling BBC public finances had to be strengthened.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth
The chancellor wants to merge the UK's pension funds but critics worry about the impact on savers.Top stories - BBC News - 17 hours ago