The Prime Minister and Chancellor will meet with executives from some of Britain's biggest companies on Tuesday as they look to attract more investment to the UK
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to welcome Heathrow's expansion in an announcement on Wednesday, the BBC understands. A move to encourage in principle a planning application for a third runway at the airport will mark the first stage of the process and come as part of a major speech on wider growth plans to boost the economy.
Rachel Reeves has been warned by business leaders that it is “crunch time” for her promises to deliver economic growth as she attempts to win back her credibility on the econom y. In her first major speech since the Budget in October, the chancellor is hoping to signal how she can deliver the economic growth she promised during the election.
Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves have confirmed government plans to lift restrictions on defined benefit (DB) scheme surpluses.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce the creation of a high-tech mega-city linking Cambridge and Oxford in a desperate bid to “kickstart” the faltering economy. She will vow to grow the economy in a long-awaited economic growth speech following a wave of criticism from industry and warnings that her tax-raising Budget is destroying jobs.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and finance minister Rachel Reeves met with top executives to underscore their focus on economic growth. The government aims to stimulate the economy by scaling back regulation and investing in corporate pension surpluses.
Keir Starmer has insisted that the economy is 'beginning to turn around', and that growth remains his government's number one priority at a meeting with senior executives this morning.
Rachel Reeves will pledge to "fight" to grow Britain's economy, as she warns that the country has "stagnated" for years.
Rachel Reeves confront Cabinet opposition to the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports with a warning that “growth will not come without a fight...
In a damning report to mark the fifth anniversary of Britain’s departure from the European Union, UK in a Changing Europe said it appears that EU policy is ‘peripheral to Starmer’s government’