Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner - short news
The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack
Donald Trump’s war on Iran is “folly”; shadow chancellor Mel Stride should be “lined up for the sack”; and the Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper’s plan for managing fuel shortages is “fundamentally economically illiterate”.
Rachel Reeves has always relished a political fight, but in recent days she has been..
source: The Guardian - 25.04.2026