Rachel Reeves will pledge to go “further and faster” to boost the UK economy by unblocking new infrastructure projects, as she seeks to lure investors and win back business support after a rocky start to her tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its chief political commentator.

Soon after her UK budget on Oct. 30, as economic sentiment plummeted and businesses protested higher taxes, an under-pressure Rachel Reeves had one key message for Treasury officials: “We need to go further and faster on growth.

Sainsbury’s today announced it will cut over 3,000 jobs, including 20% of senior managers — a headline we shared among colleagues in the newsroom simply with the comment: “oof.”“Oof” is right. It is a big blow to the thousands of people set to lose their jobs,

Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves made the case for expanding Heathrow in the strongest hint yet that she’s preparing to green-light a controversial third runway at London’s busiest airport in a decision that’s divided the government.

Rachel Reeves’s property tax overhaul will “exacerbate” the high street’s decline, experts have warned, amid fears WH Smith could become the latest well-known retailer to abandon Britain’s town centres.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves joked about Elon Musk’s online “trolling” of world leaders, in a break from the UK government’s careful efforts to avoid responding to frequent criticism from the close Trump ally.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gave her support for a controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport, part of the Labour government’s push to advance long-delayed infrastructure plans to boost the UK’s flagging economic growth.

The Pound Sterling moves higher against the US Dollar, as investors focus on the Fed’s monetary policy decision. Fading concerns over DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model to challenge US AI models’ dominance have diminished some US Dollar risk-premium.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will urge Labour members of parliament to support her push to unlock a series of infrastructure projects designed to spur economic growth in Britain. Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?

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.