Back in opposition, Rachel Reeves was warned by Labour officials that if she ruled out increasing the three main revenue-raisers, so tight were the public finances that she would be storing up an enormous political headache for herself in government.

The government has announced a savings shake-up "to rewire the financial system, boost investment and create skilled jobs across the UK." Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Mansion House speech to slash red tape.

Financial services regulation is “a boot on the neck of businesses,” Rachel Reeves is expected to say as the Chancellor delivers her annual Mansion House speech later today. Reeves will urge watchdogs to “take up the call” of regulating for growth rather than “bend to the temptation of excessive caution” as she seeks to showcase

Rachel Reeves vowed to “take the boot of regulation off the throat of businesses” as she unveiled a bonfire of red tape to boost the economy in her keynote Mansion House speech.The beleaguered chancellor has bet her future and her hopes of achieving elusive economic growth on a massive round of City deregulation.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made her first Mansion House speech last night (July 15) and after its conclusion Brits could "breathe a sigh of relief". There was a lot of speculation and anticipation going into it, especially surrounding the long-rumoured ISA reforms.

The Chancellor's latest economic plan feels more like a gentle breeze than the rocket fuel the UK desperately needs.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a sweeping package of financial services reforms in Leeds, marking the most extensive overhaul of the sector in more than ten years. The Chancellor said the "Leeds reforms",

This is the introduction to Blighty, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Britain. Patrick Lane, our senior digital editor, on the finance minister’s speech at Mansion House

Rachel Reeves gets a 1 out of 10 for first year in office, says top entrepreneur - Rachel Reeves will mark her first year in office as Chancellor on Saturday

The grim news was a brutal reality check for the chancellor, who just hours before had been telling the great and the good that Labour was making “progress” on fixing the econ