Everything we know about Rachel Reeves’ Budget – from mansions to milkshakes November 24, 2025 In the run-up to the mother of all Autumn Budgets to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week, tax rumours have run wild, infecting the minds of businesses and working Brits while adding to the sense of peril that a botched fiscal event could bring. Investors are running scared. Voters fear looming betrayal. Gamblers [...]
Nvidia invests in Revolut as $75bn valuation secured November 24, 2025 Nvidia has invested in London fintech Revolut as the firm secured a $75bn (£57bn) valuation in a secondary share sale. The chip giant participated in the share sale via its venture capital arm, NVentures, alongside a group of top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton, and T. Rowe Price Associates. The transaction was led by [...]
Rachel Reeves to slap wealth tax on £2m homes November 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves will reportedly impose a property levy on homes worth more than £2m, hitting 100,000 properties with a new wealth tax that is expected to raise just £450m. The Chancellor is in the final phase of Budget preparations, with measures expected to include some more complex changes to the UK tax regime as she [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Nvidia invests in Revolut, M&C Saatchi, S4C shares tumble November 24, 2025 Good morning from the Morning Wire liveblog team. Rachel Reeves is set to plug a looming £30bn hole in the public finances with a “dog’s breakfast” of tax hikes, according to new analysis. The Institute of Economic Affairs warns that the gap will likely be addressed by combining broad-based income tax rises with a patchwork [...]
Canada policy chairman: Bank levy should be wound down November 24, 2025 Financial and professional services underpin the country’s global competitiveness. The Budget should support banks, writes Chris Hayward.
Reeves accused of ‘fiscal fandango’ amid OBR forecast changes November 23, 2025 The Bank of England’s former chief economist Andy Haldane has accused Rachel Reeves of overseeing “fiscal fandango” in the lead-up to the Budget amid months of speculation around expected tax rises. Speaking to the BBC, Haldane blasted months of speculation around the Budget that had caused “paralysis” in the UK economy. His comments came days [...]
Steel mogul Lakshmi Mittal leaves UK for Switzerland and Dubai November 23, 2025 Lakshmi Mittal, the steel mogul who was one of Britain’s richest people, has now left the country and become a resident in Switzerland for tax purposes, it has been reported. Mittal has long been one of the billionaires rumoured to be leaving the UK in response to Rachel Reeves’ tax plans. In March this year, [...]
Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years November 23, 2025 Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. Ministers said the move will save millions of rail travellers hundreds of pounds off season tickets, peak and off-peak returns between major cities. Commuters on the more expensive routes will save more than £300 a year. The government [...]
Wealthy individuals at risk of tax raid due to lack of knowledge November 21, 2025 Wealthy Brits are at risk of being slapped with higher taxes in the upcoming Autumn Budget as they fail to understand how to use their tax allowances. The Treasury is scrambling to fill an estimated £20bn fiscal black hole in next week’s Budget and, with a wide spread of tax rises being discussed, many individuals [...]
UK economy flatlines in November as Labour growth push fails November 21, 2025 The UK economy flatlined in November, researchers have suggested, as pre-Budget nerves have hit growth across the private sector. S&P Global’s initial estimate for its purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has shown the UK economy just inching up, with firms pausing orders and investment plans before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces sweeping tax hikes and possible spending [...]