Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she wanted the tax burden to come down but that would depend on the economy and public finances improving.

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will urge company bosses at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to invest in the UK, emphasising its political and economic stability and pro-business government,

Rachel Reeves has insisted the UK would continue to meet her “fiscal rules”, describing them as the “bedrock” of economic stability.

Among the many leaders braving the chill in Davos is the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She’s had a bruising start to the year, not helped by today’s news that government borrowing surged to £17.8 billion last month – its highest level in four years.

Rachel Reeves seeks to win over business chiefs in Davos with Thatcherite defence of Budget - Chancellor adopted one of Margaret Thatcher’s famous phrases to argue that ‘there is no alternative’

The chancellor, speaking to Sky News at Davos, says she does not think the UK would be a target for tariffs threatened by president Donald Trump.

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is prepared for a head-on clash with Cabinet colleagues, declaring economic growth must trump Net Zero ambitions. Ms Reeves insisted a thriving economy must take

Davos offers Rachel Reeves an opportunity to make the case publicly and privately for her economic growth plans, with the hope of securing some investment commitments.

Labour hailed by business as Starmer successfully courts Davos” – that was how Bloomberg handled Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ trip to the snowy showy place in 2023, before they took office. We are now 24 months on and Reeves is set to face a very different reception as she heads up the mountain for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum this evening.

Rachel Reeves will hold talks with allies of Donald Trump in Davos next week in an attempt to woo the new US administration...

Rachel Reeves has argued that the UK won’t be a target for Trump’s trade tariffs because we have a “trade deficit” with the US.

“I’m pretty comfortable with the market expectations for the upcoming two meetings,” the Dutch central banker told Bloomberg TV. “I’m not convinced yet that we need to go into stimulative mode.”