Asked in a quickfire newspaper quiz to choose between “bats or newts,” two creatures whose habitats are currently protected by the UK’s environmental laws, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves ...

Environmentalists and locals have resisted a third runway at Londons Heathrow, Europes busiest airport, for more than two ...

As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel ...

“There is a clear contradiction between implementing laudable measures such as planning reform and infrastructure investment whilst, at the same time, applying a handbrake through measures which will ...

Labour’s ambitions for a more pro-growth, pro-business agenda mark a positive shift, at least in tone. But actual, visible, ...

After six months of talking down the economy and warning of tough times ahead, the UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has changed her tune. She is now much more optimistic about Britain’s economic prospects ...

In the words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, “for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man ...

To tee-up this speech, the Treasury aimed for a “drumbeat of momentum” with daily growth-related announcements across a range of topics including stripping back environmental regulations, ...

The decision at Scotland’s Court of Session means the Labour Government will now have to decide whether to approve drilling for the fuel fossil projects ...

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow airport “in an upbeat speech setting out her plans for kickstarting the stalling UK economy”, reports ...

Keir Starmer vowed to deregulate Britain today as he tried to reboot his government's handling of the economy.

The Chancellor had initially ruled out publishing her tax returns, but has now said she is ‘very happy’ to do so.