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    Rachel Reeves poised to make major change to cash ISAs

    Rachel Reeves poised to make major change to cash ISAs

    16 Oct 2025

    Vicky Shaw, The Independent The cash ISA limit could be slashed as part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' next budget. A report in the Financial Times said that Treasury was...

    Badenoch has a brilliant idea — will Reeves steal it?

    Badenoch has a brilliant idea — will Reeves steal it?

    10 Oct 2025

    It is what they call fox hunting season in Westminster, when parties race to steal their opponents’ best policies. To “shoot the fox” is to spoil the hunters’ fun....

    Labour must prove it can be trusted on the economy

    Labour must prove it can be trusted on the economy

    09 Oct 2025

    Labour’s most pressing task is putting public finances on a sustainable footing. Far away from the noisy culture wars about race, flags and swans, in recent weeks bond markets...

    UK inflation heat puts Bank of England back in the spotlight

    UK inflation heat puts Bank of England back in the spotlight

    20 Aug 2025

    British inflation looks set to hit 4% next month, double the Bank of England’s target and a level likely to add to nervousness at the central bank about the...

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    UK inflation unexpectedly rises to highest since January 2024

    16 Jul 2025

    Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6 per cent in June, official figures showed on Wednesday, potentially making...

    UK bond rout bruises Truss as public finances rattle investors

    UK bond rout bruises Truss as public finances rattle investors

    02 Jul 2025

    British government bonds tumbled sharply on Wednesday as a tearful appearance by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in parliament a day after the government backed down on its welfare reforms reignited...

    Who’s to blame for food price hikes – supermarkets or Reeves?

    Who’s to blame for food price hikes – supermarkets or Reeves?

    19 Jun 2025

    James Moore, The Independent Whatever happened to the supermarket price war? The latest inflation figures showed no signs of it. Food prices are surging. They recorded an ugly 4.4...

    Neither the PM nor the chancellor is a natural storyteller

    Neither the PM nor the chancellor is a natural storyteller

    15 Jun 2025

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves admitted mistakes had been made during the government's difficult first year when she addressed a private meeting of the parliamentary Labour Party (PLP)...

    After winter fuel decision, Labour is now at war with itself

    After winter fuel decision, Labour is now at war with itself

    25 May 2025

    Keir Starmer’s partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance has not resolved his problems. He was right to do it — but it has opened the door to further...

    UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in ‘new era’ for relations

    UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in ‘new era’ for relations

    19 May 2025

    Britain agreed the most significant reset of defence and trade ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday after US President Donald Trump’s upending of the global order...

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