The Tories have jumped on this. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick accused Reeves of being “economical with the truth”.

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The UK Chancellor announces a growth-focused agenda for financial services. On 14 November 2024, the new Chancellor of the ...

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Rachel Reeves will tell the City that restrictions imposed after the 2008 banking crash “went too far”, as she tries to ...

With a £40bn hike, Rachel Reeves delivered the highest level of tax increases ever announced in a Budget, but questions ...

Breaking the mould: as the latest to be handed the keys to No 11, Reeves’s personal mission has come to fruition – now the real work begins (iStock/Getty) When Rachel Reeves became the first ...