Rachel Reeves has set out a series of major announcements on infrastructure projects, including backing plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. She promised to go "further and faster" than previous governments after years of sluggish growth in the UK.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that "economic growth is the number one mission of this government" as she unveiled a series of proposals to boost the UK's economy. But how quickly could the government get growth from the plans she announced?

Speaking on Time Radio, Rachel Reeves said without the National Insurance hike, the government could have lost control of the UK economy.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves spelled out her plans to revive the country's slow-moving economy on Wednesday, adding to recent pledges to reform investment and planning rules with a commitment to back airport expansion at Heathrow.

The chance that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will meet her fiscal rules remains on a "knife edge", according to an influential think tank.

Embattled Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out a second big tax grab this Spring. This one could be even worse.

Under the Climate Change Act successive governments have a legal responsibility to meet successive five-year carbon budgets.

The Government is set to push through new off-shore wind projects off the coast of Yorkshire, which it says will cause “unavoidable impacts to the seabed”.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced a string of changes on Wednesday as part of the government's plans for growth.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted there needs to be a 'balance' when it comes to slashing regulation in the wake of disasters like the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017

Reeves tells Sadiq Khan he can't block Heathrow's third runway as she names target date - Green campaigners warn of ‘costly mistake’ on airport expansion that will take decades and drive up greenhouse