Rachel Reeves will stay on as chancellor for the whole of this parliament, Downing Street has clarified after the prime minister refused to guarantee her future. Earlier on Monday, Sir Keir Starmer said he had "full confidence" in his colleague, but would not be drawn on whether she would stay in post until the next

Campaigners are calling on the government to allow rents to be capped within tenancies as a key bill returns to the Commons. More than 30 MPs have backed an amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill which, if passed, would restrict how much landlords can raise rents on sitting tenants by limiting percentage increases to inflation

Pizza Hut's biggest UK restaurant franchisee is closing in on a rescue deal that would salvage the vast majority of its British outlets and jobs. Sky News has learnt that Directional Capital, an investment firm which already controls much of Pizza Hut's dine-in operations in Denmark and Sweden, is in advanced talks to acquire roughly

Britain's leading small business group has issued a clarion call to economic watchdogs to heed Sir Keir Starmer's edict to tear up regulatory barriers to growth with a fresh list of demands for reform. Sky News has obtained a letter from the FSB to more than half a dozen regulators, including Ofgem and the Financial

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Treasury will be "ruthless" in cutting government spending as market turbulence continues. Responding to a question about the economic situation from Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby , he said: "The number one mission of this government is economic growth. "And that was run through the budget, but there's

A series of weekend strikes by train managers is under way and is set to cause disruption on busy rail routes until May.  Managers for Avanti West Coast who are part of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) launched a walkout campaign on Sunday 12 January in a dispute over rest day working. The strike

The billionaire founder of Revolut has reaped a £350m windfall from the disposal of shares in the fintech giant after the company extended a deal to allow existing investors to offload part of their holdings. Sky News has learnt that Nik Storonsky has sold well over $400m (£330m) of stock in the digital banking and

Each Monday, our Money team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat to Lancashire-born author Katy Regan, whose five novels have been translated into multiple languages. People think my job is… Making up stories. They're right - but sometimes it feels more like crafting a very

Young adults are hiring people to do basic DIY jobs such as changing a light bulb or cleaning their car, new research has found. One in five of those aged 18 to 27 surveyed by Halfords did not know what a spanner was, and nearly a quarter could not change a ceiling light bulb, often

Private parking companies have said they will update their rule that drivers should not take more than five minutes to pay for parking - after one woman racked up almost £2,000 in fines. Two industry bodies announced they have established a panel to revise the code of conduct to ensure it "protects genuine motorists who