Starmer lost in the semantic weeds as he makes case for plugging the ‘black hole’

Two days before the budget, the British prime minister promises better days lie ahead – but first, some pain

Reeves’s radical change to fiscal rules could go further – New Zealand shows how

Nation follows net worth rules which count liabilities such as debt but also assets, including land, roads, hospitals and schools

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt says decision to publish findings of review on Wednesday is ‘significant concern’

A strategy of raising taxes, spending and borrowing all at the same time to fund investment has risks, but it has a logic too

Bridget Phillipson says employees will not see higher taxes as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver first Labour budget

Campaigners call for reform after more than 83,000 low earners are hit by HMRC penalties

Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties

In one session after another, IMF officials repeated backing for principle of increased borrowing to drive growth

Rachel Reeves to encourage import of raw materials from Commonwealth countries to counter China’s grip on market

Former chancellor says ‘increasing borrowing means interest rates would be higher for longer’ as Reeves says it will ‘make space for investment’

We’re interested to hear how the government’s new employment rights bill may affect workers and employers in Britain

The current division of responsibilities between Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate hasn’t worked

New report upgrades outlook for UK economy with growth now forecast at 1.1% rather than 0.7%

We’d like to hear from young people in the UK who have been off work due tolong-term sickness, and from businesses employing such workers

ONS data shows higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed figure to £16.6bn