We got the latest UK employment data this morning. With the usual caveats around its reliability, there are signs of the market slowing — unemployment rose from 4.3% to 4.4% — but wage growth remains strong. Both regular pay and pay with bonuses rose by 5.6% in the year to November, which means wages are rising well ahead of inflation.

Rachel Reeves ducks question over whether she backs Heathrow third runway but stresses economic growth key - A decision to push ahead with a massive expansion of Heathrow is likely to be strongly oppo

Shares of UK lenders soared on Tuesday after Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to intervene in a landmark case before the Supreme Court over historic practices in their motor finance businesses.

Pensions minister Torsten Bell (pictured), who has just arrived at the Treasury, has previously questioned the sustainability of the triple lock.

Spare a thought for the Chancellor. She’s going through a tough time. The headlines at the moment are brutal. While Number 10 has now backed her to remain as Chancellor for the rest of the parliament,

Labour split as Rachel Reeves poised to back third runway at Heathrow in bid for economic growth - Chancellor, who has warned the recent rising cost of borrowing underlined the need for ministers to go ‘further and faster’ in search of growth,

Chancellor plans Heathrow and Gatwick expansion, defying climate advisors. Environmental groups warn this could jeopardise UK's climate commitments.

The Chancellor must needs to assure people in both Davos and Dudley that Britain is not where great projects go to die.

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is set to support a third runway at Heathrow Airport and endorse the full-time use of a second runway at Gatwick Airport. Plans to introduce an additional runway at

The chancellor is weathering choppy economic waters – but the roots of these date back much further than Reeves’ time in the job.

Rachel Reeves was flying back from China into an economic storm as the Pound lost further ground against the Dollar and the cost of long-term Government borrowing hit a new high early on Monday.

Government could back much-delayed plan for third runway at Heathrow, as well as expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports