Rachel Reeves faces claims of ‘fleeing to China’ amid concerns over UK borrowing - The Chancellor has a long-planned trip to China scheduled for this week and Treasury minister Darren Jones described it as ‘important’ to UK trade.
Ms Reeves hailed the trip as a ‘significant milestone’ in Labour’s re-engagement with China, saying she had agreed deals worth £600 million over the next five years
Badenoch admits Tories made mistake on Brexit as Reeves under fire over weak economy growth - ‘Disappointing’ new GDP figures ‘unlikely to ease stagflation concerns’, analysts say
Ms Reeves is bracing herself for a report on the state of the public finances due from the Office for Budget Responsibility on March 26, and is due to reveal her spending plans in June although there are rumours at Westminster that she could make an emergency statement before then.
No one was particularly surprised that when Keir Starmer was bowled an easy under-arm ball yesterday by the press, he failed to hit a six, or even a four.
Simon Walters, The Independent Rachel Reeves has been blamed by Liz Truss for a dramatic drop in the value of the pound which has sparked fears of a
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to undermine her plans to spur growth domestically.
Rachel Reeves has said the UK has "no choice" but to engage "confidently" with China, as she arrived in Beijing to begin what she described as "financial dialogue" between the nations.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is the most senior British government official ... is the most senior British government official to visit China since then-prime minister Theresa May held talks with President Xi Jinping seven years ago.
Rachel Reeves has insisted she won't budge on her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules laid out in the October budget while staunchly defending her China visit, which has come amid market turbulence back in Britain.
BEIJING—British treasurer Rachel Reeves said Saturday that London was a “natural home” for Chinese finance during a visit to Beijing in the shadow of bond
Having spent more of my life than is natural arguing in favour of airport expansion, I can tell you that Rachel Reeves is right to pick the cause up, as she is reportedly doing. But she has chosen a mouthful which it is unusually difficult to chew on.