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Winter fuel cut ‘no longer necessary’ as Reeves handed £10bn boost
Rachel Reeves has been urged to restore winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners after the Bank of England handed the Chancellor a fiscal boost worth up to £10bn.
Bank of England Moves Add Up to £4 Billion Lifeline for Reeves
The Bank of England has given Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves a £4 billion ($5.3 billion) lifeline to help ease spending pressures ahead of what she has said will be a tough first budget.
Rachel Reeves under pressure to axe winter fuel cut after £10billion Bank of England windfall
The chancellor was handed more room for manoevre as a result of a Bank of England decision to slow the pace of its quantitative tightening programme
Rachel Reeves told winter fuel cut ‘no longer necessary’ as UK given £10bn boost
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to re-think the winter fuel allowance cut after the Bank of England threw the Chancellor a lifeline.
£300 Winter Fuel Payment cut could be 'delayed' after Bank of England move
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to reverse the Winter Fuel Payment means-testing after MPs voted to scrap the £300 payouts for all but the poorest pensioners.
Winter Fuel Payment cut could be 'delayed' under Reeves' £10bn windfall: 'Not what Labour is for!'
The new Labour Government's decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment could be scrapped thanks to £10billion windfall awarded to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Labour MPs are urging Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to halt their decision to link the energy bill benefit,
Treasury is landed with an extra £10BILLION because of Bank of England decision... but Rachel Reeves is STILL expected to press on with winter fuel payments cut
Members of her own party are now calling for the senior Labour minister to delay spending cuts, as she is understood to remain firm despite their demands.
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Government borrowing highest since pandemic in blow to Reeves ahead of Budget
Government borrowing has jumped to the highest levels since the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic, presenting a significant headache for ...
Rachel Reeves ‘demands’ pictures of men removed from Downing Street state room
Rachel Reeves has demanded that pictures of men by male artists are removed from the state room in No 11 Downing Street. The ...
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The Standard View: Rachel Reeves must focus on growth, not just doom
These figures heap even greater pressure on Rachel Reeves. The Chancellor had already rolled the pitch for “difficult decisions” in the upcoming budget, with spending cuts and tax rises expected.
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Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy
Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University shows why the Chancellor may struggle to change her stance ...
Rachel Reeves given simple fix for '£22bn black hole' without rinsing pensioners
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today refused to rule out taking other steps to curb public spending and wouldn't ...
Reeves is ‘damaging the economy’ with Budget gloom
Rachel Reeves has “damaged the economy” by causing a downturn in consumer confidence with her repeated warnings of tax rises ...
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Reeves may open ‘Pandora’s box’ by targeting IHT
Rachel Reeves “may be about to open Pandora’s box” by targeting inheritance tax reform in the upcoming Autumn Budget, Sad ...
Raising fuel duty in Budget will lead to spike in inflation, Rachel Reeves warned
RACHEL Reeves is being warned not to raise fuel duty in the Budget as it would lead to a spike in inflation, campaigners say.