Reeves defends Budget as she searches for growth in Davos - 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.

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’

Anne is in Davos where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is kickstarting her economic fightback. The chair of the Competition and Markets Authority has been moved on and there are big moves on AI, nature and unemployment. But will it all create the growth the chancellor is desperately seeking?

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.

Cabinet rifts have intensified over Rachel Reeves's plans to expand Heathrow after she insisted the need for economic growth trumped other concerns. The Chancellor is expected to use a speech on growth next week to hail the need for a third runway at the west London airport and endorse expansions at Gatwick and Luton.

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.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves joked about Elon Musk’s online “trolling” of world leaders, in a break from the UK government’s careful efforts to avoid responding to frequent criticism from the close Trump ally.

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

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said the chair of the country's antitrust regulator decided to step down after recognising that the agency needed to be headed up by someone who shared the government's "strategic direction".

The Chancellor will be in China this weekend. After that, Rachel Reeves will be in Davos, lecturing the global elite about how “stability” has made the UK a great place to invest.