Kate Andrews

The interest rate cut is good news for Labour

8 November 2024 12:41 am

The Bank of England has announced its rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5 per…

Donald Trump is set to win the presidency

6 November 2024 5:24 pm

In the run-up to the US election, it was expected that the count could take days, possibly a week. Now,…

The American election question the pollsters couldn’t answer

6 November 2024 8:14 am

In retrospect, it’s easy to justify any election outcome. This election won’t be any different. In fact, it will be…

Rachel Reeves’s new gamble

3 November 2024 10:12 pm

Credit to Rachel Reeves: while some chancellors opt to take part in the Sunday shows ahead of a fiscal event,…

Can Labour save its Budget?

1 November 2024 8:49 pm

After the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the Budget was published on Wednesday, the cost of government borrowing started…

Can Rachel Reeves calm the markets?

1 November 2024 4:02 am

The more investors dig into Labour’s first Budget, the less they seem to like it. After the Office for Budget…

Living standards take a hit in Labour’s Budget

31 October 2024 4:57 am

‘Judge us by whether, in five years’ time, you have more money in your pocket,’ Keir Starmer told the Mirror earlier this…

Labour’s Budget will crush growth

31 October 2024 1:58 am

Rachel Reeves didn’t want to surprise anyone with this Budget. She didn’t want to shock the markets, nor did she…

Yet another NHS Budget boost – but where’s the reform?

29 October 2024 11:49 pm

We won’t have to speculate about the details of the Labour’s first Budget much longer. But one tradition as old…

Will the OBR’s £22bn ‘black hole’ review vindicate the Tories?

29 October 2024 2:27 am

Are the details of the alleged £22 billion fiscal black hole about to be revealed? In addition to providing assessments…

Not even ‘working people’ will be protected from tax hikes

26 October 2024 8:51 pm

Does Labour regret its decision to redefine the meaning of a ‘working person’? The original understanding of the term seemed…

Trump makes America laugh again

26 October 2024 9:00 am

‘Tradition holds that I’m supposed to tell a few self-deprecating jokes this evening,’ said Donald Trump in his speech at…

Reeves’s Budget needs to win over the market

25 October 2024 5:06 am

Rachel Reeves confirmed on her trip to Washington DC that she will be changing the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, allowing…

Here come the stealth taxes!

19 October 2024 8:10 pm

When Rachel Reeves’s ambition was to find £22 billion, it was already clear that she would need to find more…

Will falling inflation save Rachel Reeves’s Budget?

16 October 2024 8:29 pm

Inflation slowed to 1.7 per cent in the twelve months to September, taking the inflation rate to its lowest levels…

Could Ozempic actually boost Britain’s labour market?

16 October 2024 12:14 am

Is Ozempic the miracle fix for Britain’s labour market woes? This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a £280…

Will Labour keep its promise not to hike National Insurance?

15 October 2024 4:42 am

Despite getting off to a rocky start – including nearly losing £1 billion worth of investment – Labour’s much-anticipated Investment…

Labour must tread carefully to avoid killing off Britain’s growth

11 October 2024 8:06 pm

Happy Friday: the economy is growing. After two consecutive months of no growth, GDP picked up in August, rising by…

The ‘Green Budget’ could leave Rachel Reeves red-faced

10 October 2024 6:20 pm

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its yearly Green Budget, weeks ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first fiscal event. It’s…

Is Labour about to go on a borrowing spree?

10 October 2024 12:48 am

At Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Rishi Sunak took a technical turn. Why is Rachel Reeves considering changing the fiscal…

Is Labour’s first Budget coming unstuck?

8 October 2024 7:05 pm

During the general election campaign, Labour played a cautious game on tax: the party was careful not to share its…

Can Kamala Harris rewrite her political past?

8 October 2024 3:07 am

Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was largely a love-in. But when you have been actively…

Did Kemi Badenoch really call maternity pay ‘excessive’?

30 September 2024 1:04 am

Did Kemi Badenoch just say that maternity pay in the UK is ‘excessive’? That’s the claim kicking off the first…

Britain is growing. Can Rachel Reeves start spending?

25 September 2024 9:31 pm

The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook report has landed this morning and its forecast for the UK has been revised significantly…

Why has Rachel Reeves suddenly become cheery?

23 September 2024 8:15 pm

Can Rachel Reeves inject some optimism into the debate around Britain’s economy? That seems to be her ambition today, as…