Rachel Reeves news and analysis
Rachel Reeves was the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 2024-2026.
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NewsRichard Walker leaves cost of living tsar role after Starmer departure
Walker was appointed Labour’s cost of living champion by Keir Starmer and had been working closely with No 10 policymakers
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is the government doing to keep food price inflation down? Not a lot
With a ‘tsunami’ of higher food prices on the horizon, the Chancellor has announced support measures – but the industry is not placated
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Comment & OpinionWhy food security should become a defence priority
We often hear that food security is national security. Government should act on that message, says Ian Wright of Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionFood inflation: instead of berating industry, Rachel Reeves needs to help
Despite what you may have read, the price of Easter eggs is coming down
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food & drink ready for the EU reset?
Talks on an SPS deal are advancing, with an eye on 2027 implementation – but it is feared the industry is not prepared for the scale of adjustment
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Comment & OpinionCould Iran war prompt a supermarket to introduce national fuel pricing?
High fuel prices and huge variances in the same town don’t add up
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NewsReeves warns forecourts against exploiting Middle East crisis with fuel price rises
Reeves said she had asked the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to be ‘vigilant’ over essential costs including road fuel and heating oil
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RankingsBig 30 wholesaler report and rankings 2026: a heavy load to bear
Inflation, increasing employment costs, new regulation… as the challenges mount up, how are the Big 30 wholesalers responding?
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Comment & OpinionWill Streeting’s war on sugar transform unhealthy food?
The DHSC’s plans to push ahead with a new, tougher version of the nutrient profiling model could put Streeting on a collision course with Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2025: how Rachel Reeves compromised on business rates
Supermarket chiefs had been confident Rachel Reeves would exempt them from business rates hikes – they now know that faith was misplaced. What do the changes mean for retail?
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Comment & OpinionReeves’ plastic plans are a taxing issue for food and drink
It looks nailed on that further increases in plastic packaging costs are heading the industry’s way
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NewsSugar tax should only apply to ‘added sugar’, milkshake makers warn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to remove the tax-based exemption for milk-based beverages under the Soft Drinks Industry Levy as a part of the budget later this month
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NewsM&S boss Machin calls for EU SPS talks to be ‘sped up’
The Windsor Framework, had introducing ’a lot of cost, a lot of complexity and impacting our product range and product shelf lives’, Machin said
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin sets out budget demands for Rachel Reeves
‘Over the last year, retail has been hit by an alphabet soup of taxes and regulations,’ said Machin
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NewsCo-op Wholesale demands maximum business rate support for small shops
Guidance published by the Treasury today confirmed there would be two new lower business rates multipliers for smaller retail, hospitality and leisure properties
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NewsIceland reaches ‘major milestone’ by opening 200th Food Warehouse store
Iceland has a long-term plan to more than double its Food Warehouse estate with the aim of reaching £5bn in total sales
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin meets Rachel Reeves ahead of budget
The Chancellor visited M&S’s Pudsey store in her Leeds West constituency on Friday
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Comment & OpinionWill an Inheritance Tax u-turn be too little, too late for UK’s farmers?
Almost a year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ controversial budget announcement on changes to Inheritance Tax relief for farming businesses, could we now be on the cusp of at least a partial u-turn?
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NewsACS demands Chancellor implement maximum business rates discount for small shops
The trade body is demanding the Chancellor goes as far as possible in her autumn budget to support convenience retailers