DEBT interest costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than predicted last month, putting Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on course to overshoot official forecasts this year. Read more ...

Debt costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than forecast last month, highlighting the fiscal challenges facing ...

The pound remained above the USD1.23 on Wednesday, despite some unfavourable data, as markets take the threat of Donald Trump tariffs in their stride. Sterling did surrender some earlier progress but ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.

Marcus Bokkerink was replaced at the Competition and Markets Authority late on Tuesday by Amazon’s former boss, Doug Gurr, on an interim basis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government needed ...

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of creating a "toxic cocktail" of tax rises and spending hikes after government ...

UK borrowing costs rose unexpectedly to £17.8billion in December, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves remains confident in the ...

UK borrowing reached £17.8bn in December, which was the highest figure for the month in four years, putting further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The Office for National StatisticsThe attributed this increase largely to skyrocketing debt interest payments, which have ...

Yields on U.K. government bonds--which are known as gilts--surged in early January, and although they have since fallen back somewhat, they remain above the levels assumed by the OBR when it was ...