Or to be more precise, she’s perched on "a bed of nitroglycerin". That was the phrase legendary bond investor Bill Gross used in 2010 to describe Britain’s public finances, warning the country...

It’s been a hellish week for the Chancellor. On Wednesday, she broke down in the Commons after Keir Starmer pointedly refused to say her job was safe. And for a moment, the UK finances were on the...

School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers20 minutes agoBethany Bell & Hugh SchofieldIn Graz and ParisMatej Povse/Getty ImagesTwo shocking attacks within two hours of...

Just about everything is going wrong for our beleaguered Chancellor.She’s been humiliated by the Prime Minister, who publicly reversed her decision to axe the winter fuel payment for 10 million...

Rachel Reeves is under fire for her handling of the economy yet again after a watchdog laid bare Britain’s growing debt problem. This morning the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed that...

Rachel Reeves faces fresh humiliation over the economy after the International Monetary Fund downgraded Britain’s growth outlook. The IMF forecast growth of just 1.1% in 2025, 0.5% down from its...