Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

UK borrowing reached £17.8bn in December, which was the highest figure for the month in four years, putting further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Debt costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than forecast last month, highlighting the fiscal challenges facing ...

Rachel Reeves has insisted the UK would continue to meet her “fiscal rules”, describing them as the “bedrock” of economic ...

Rachel Reeves has found brief respite this morning, with the Office for National Statistics confirming that inflation dipped ...

(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off ...

The Chancellor could announce plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, a second at Gatwick and double the capacity ...

Marcus Bokkerink was replaced at the Competition and Markets Authority late on Tuesday by Amazon’s former boss, Doug Gurr, on an interim basis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government needed ...

The rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.4% in the three months to November from 4.3% in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics said, in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves.