Labour’s challenge is complicated by the triumph of finance. That’s bad news for UK plc To get the necessary investment, Labour must bring the financial sector onboard while diluting its often malign influence
Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules
How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache Frustration grows with chancellor locked away in Treasury and facing competing challenges for her historic speech
Starmer steps into cabinet row over P&O to rescue global summit in London The PM has backed transport secretary Louise Haigh after she called ferry firm a ‘rogue operator’, threatening investment summit
P&O owner to attend UK investment summit despite minister’s criticism Keir Starmer rebuked transport secretary, Louise Haigh, for describing P&O Ferries as a ‘rogue operator’
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
The Starmer story so far: what has Labour done in its first 100 days? A roundup of the government’s work, from its early moves on energy and housing to Thursday’s workers’ rights bill
Labour warned £22bn shortfall will last years without higher taxes or cuts Resolution Foundation says overspend chancellor claims she inherited will persist unless tough choices are made
Starmer to pledge billions for transport, schools and hospitals in budget Exclusive: Labour to promise more investment as PM tells Guardian he will not be distracted by ‘side winds’
The Guardian view on taxing the rich: essential for economic fairness and growth Editorial: Powerful vested interests are trying to stop the wealthy from paying their fair share. Rachel Reeves should ignore them
Labour considers up to £3bn tax raid on gambling firms Treasury weighing proposals as chancellor attempts to plug £22bn hole in public finances
Rachel Reeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two horses As chancellor reaches milestone she faces the tricky task of rescuing public finances while also investing in growth
Talks on UK rejoining EU could start in 10 years’ time, says Peter Mandelson Labour peer says in meantime it is essential to try to reduce damage of Brexit deal struck by Boris Johnson
UK economy returns to growth in boost to Rachel Reeves before budget GDP rises by 0.2% in August after flatlining in June and July but rate of expansion slower than first half of year
Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed UK investment minister Co-founder of £4bn British tech firm to lead Office for Investment as a minister in Treasury and Department of Business and Trade