Ms Reeves headed for the Swiss mountain resort for the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum as it was claimed that the UK was also heading for a 'debt death spiral'.

London stocks were steady by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. The FTSE 100 was flat at 8,521.14 ...

In Wales the unemployment rate was up on the previous quarter by 0.7% to 5.6% of adults of working age. Of the UK’s nations ...

The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that there are already 'warning lights' flashing over the jobs market as the ...

The ONS cautioned the latest payroll estimation, drawn from tax data, was subject to change, while the unemployment rate is ...

The rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.4% in the three months to November from 4.3% in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics said, in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves.

In the latest blow for the beleaguered Chancellor, the Commons' spending watchdog said the Office for Value for Money (OVfM) ...

Rachel Reeves faces a £20bn black hole in the public finances due to soaring interest rates and crumbling economic growth, ...

The IMF said growth will accelerate to 1.6% in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026. It predicted that the UK will see growth outstrip ...

The UK economy is predicted to grow 1.6 per cent this year, the International Monetary Fund has said, relieving the pressure ...

The disappointing retail data adds to the dim economic picture in the U.K. and to the challenges facing Finance Minister ...