The larger the national debt, the more interest the government ... money owed must have fallen as a proportion of the UK economy in five years' time. In October's Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves ...

UK borrows 17.8 bln pounds in December ... more than 10 billion pounds higher than a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had a median ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she is "optimistic" on the UK economy ... level for four years, according to official figures. Spending on public services, benefits, and debt interest were all ...

The students loan system has been branded 'unfit for purpose' after new FOI data laid bare the spiralling costs of higher education at British universities on the brink ...