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PM should fire Rachel Reeves, as almost half of UK voters don’t think she's 'up to job'

Sir Keir Starmer should fire Chancellor Rachel Reeves, as almost half of UK voters don’t think she is “up to the job.”The damning finding came to light in a recent poll of British voters, which...

Rachel Reeves plotting major 'pensions tax raid' in huge blow to older Brits

Rachel Reeves will look to launch a “pensions tax raid” to help fill a huge black hole in public finances, an expert has warned. There are warnings the Chancellor may need to raise taxes again in...

Britain braces for autumn of chaos as £90M per day strikes threaten to break the country

Britain is facing an autumn of discontent with strikes set to disrupt crucial services across the country.The RMT union announced on Thursday that commuters would endure a week of industrial action...

Government borrowing less than expected in July in respite for Reeves

Government borrowing in the UK slowed to a lower-than-expected £1.1 billion in July, providing some relief for Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the run-up to the autumn budget. The Office for National...

Air fares and food prices push up inflation in July

Air fares and food prices push up inflation in July24 minutes agoKaren HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPrices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to July, driven mainly by a jump in the...

Rachel Reeves handed brutal warning as disastrous new inflation figures published

Rachel Reeves has been slammed over disastrous new inflation figures that prove the cost of living crisis for working Britons has worsened yet again on her watch.This morning the Office for National...

British standard of living blow: Labour IS to blame says Bank of England

Living standards are expected to stagnate for at least a year under Labour, the Bank of England has warned, as concerns mount over further tax rises and soaring prices.Threadneedle Street pointed the...

Bank of England cuts interest rates to two-year low of 4%

Interest rates cut to lowest level in more than two years15 minutes agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEPAThe Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to...

Why has the Bank of England cut interest rates?

Why has the Bank of England cut interest rates?14 minutes agoFaisal IslamEconomics editor•@faisalislamGetty ImagesSo why has the Bank of England cut rates when inflation is well above its target of...

'Almost certain' good news coming today for anyone buying a home

Borrowing costs are set to ease further with the Bank of England poised to cut interest rates for the fifth time in a year on Thursday, experts think. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is...

Keir Starmer refuses to rule out tax hikes after £50bn black hole exposed

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out tax hikes after warnings of a £50 billion black hole in the public finances. The Prime Minister declined to explicitly say whether the Government was still...

Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in Europe

Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in Europe11 hours agoImogen FoulkesGeneva correspondent, BBC NewsGetty Images39%? For Switzerland, this is a huge shock, and worse than the...

Trump labelled 'dictator' for firing Labor Statistics Commissioner over jobs report

President Donald Trump on Friday sacked the chief of the agency responsible for producing monthly employment figures following a report which revealed recruitment had decelerated in July and was...

Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop

Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop28 minutes agoNatalie ShermanBBC NewsUS President Donald Trump said he would fire the head of the agency charged with publishing...

US economy meltdown as job market slumps by 42k and Trump's tariffs kick in

The latest US job market figures have rung alarm bells as the consequences of Donald Trump's erratic trade tariffs begin to bite. In a report published on Friday by the country's Labor Department, US...