A “rush” to buy Easter Eggs helped to fuel the strongest boost to retail sales in four years, official figures reveal. Sales ...

UK government borrowing surged to £20.2 billion in April, exceeding forecasts and raising concerns about Chancellor Rachel ...

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS ... over the state of the nation's coffers amid renewed concerns Rachel Reeves may be forced to act again, in the autumn budget, to meet her ...

Rachel Reeves's spending bonanza on public sector pay rises, national insurance hikes and higher benefits led to spiralling borrowing last month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS ...

Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics showed it hit 3.5% in the year ... The latest data comes despite chancellor Rachel Reeves’s repeated pledges to put more money in ...

Cracks are appearing in Labour's economic strategy - will Keir Starmer roll the dice and look for a new Chancellor to change ...

Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics showed the ... The latest data comes despite chancellor Rachel Reeves’s repeated pledges to put more money in people’s ...

delivering a huge blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation hit 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March and the highest ...

The UK economy surged by 0.7 per cent in the first three months of the year, official data has shown, suggesting firms ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion, its fourth-highest April ...

Britain's government kicked off the 2025/26 financial year in April by again borrowing more than expected, suggesting no ...