The Chancellor will set out the measures as she delivers her spring statement in response to a gloomy economic assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The watchdog’s assessment is ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility used to be king for Labour. The country’s economic forecaster offered the party the chance to cement in the minds of the British electorate that its leaders ...

But the only reason Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will address the House of Commons on Wednesday is because, by law, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is required to produce two ...

Staff in Angela Rayner's own department have voted to go on strike after being told to come into the office more often.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said they have not yet been able to take account of the Employment Rights Bill, which has been championed by the Deputy Prime Minister, in their ...

The Chancellor has been accused of repeating the same failures she made in her first Budget as she delivered her spring budget.

The Government spent £296.3 billion on welfare in 2023/24, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic product, or the total ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility has warned such a move would be devastating for the chancellor's economic plans.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Spring Statement, confirming the 2025 growth estimate for the UK has been halved to 1 per cent by the government's official forecaster ...

But the only reason Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will address the House of Commons on Wednesday is because, by law, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is required to produce two ...