Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has launched a scathing attack on Rachel Reeves' economic strategy, claiming the Chancellor of having no idea how to promote growth and that the UK economy is "doomed to fail" without tax reductions.

Lord King tells Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that ministers are guilty of writing up plans "on the back of a fag packet".

Brown’s increase in National Insurance has been remembered as one of the most successful tax rises in history: waiting lists fell dramatically and Labour won a third term. But Reeves today faces far less propitious circumstances: voters weary of almost two decades of squeezed living standards and are more distrustful of politicians than ever.

The chancellor will commit to "the abolition of long-term youth unemployment" in her speech at Labour conference.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has previously indicated that cuts and tax rises are needed, and in an interview ahead of next month's budget, she set out her views on welfare

We assess the likeliest Budget 2025 decisions for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. After the impact of 2024's Budget and employment law changes business is watching carefully. This month we

In a rare speech three weeks before the event, the Chancellor warns of the need for "hard choices" and the "unsustainability" of the public finances ahead of the much-anticipated Autumn Budget