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Rachel Reeves tells [the Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reeves-trump-iran-war-prices-37008831) in her interview that the war with Iran is a "folly", affecting families in the US, the UK and around the world. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com
Rachel Reeves is clear. After Britain’s economy defied the predictions for a slump in March, despite the fallout from the Iran war, why put things at risk with a roll of the dice
Rachel Reeves voiced outspoken criticism](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5110n2l3mo) of the war on Iran, pointing to rising prices and the impact on growth, in a media interview on the sidelines of the IMF meeting
Rachel Reeves has stepped up her criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, describing it as a “mistake” that has destabilised the global economy and damaged living standards around the world. In a marked
Rachel Reeves is planning to cancel a rise in fuel duty this week when she unveils a package of measures to reduce the cost of living. The chancellor will announce she will
war in Iran continues, a secret government analysis has found. > > Officials have drawn up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” amid fears that [the closure of the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/work-from-home-fuel-blockade-strait-hormuz-l2lkchn68)
Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout) on Monday night. Shares
Rachel Reeves said on Thursday, at the end of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington. The UK has "no issues with supply at the moment", she told the BBC. Her comments came after
Iran war. Primarily, the rise in the yield – in effect the interest rate – on the UK’s long-term borrowing to the highest levels since 1998 reflects the impact of higher inflation
Iran war can be speedily resolved and the energy shock subsides, with wholesale power prices falling to £70/MWh, the savings would be about £41bn in total. On average, if electricity prices come in somewhere between
Rachel Reeves](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rachel-reeves), for striking “a good balance between deficit reduction and growth-friendly spending” as it upgraded its growth forecasts for 2026. After [sounding the alarm last month](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices#:~:text=In%20its%20half%2Dyearly%20update,by%20the%20middle%20of%202026.) that
Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free scheme designed to relieve some of the ongoing cost-of-living pressures. The Labour government will also suspend tariffs on more than 100 types of products
Rachel Reeves had an angry exchange with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, in Washington last month over the war in Iran, sources have said, in the latest sign of the deepening tensions between
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, speaks at a CBNC event in Washington, where she is attending IMF spring summit meetings. She also has a meeting at some point with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent
Rachel is given a clearer and slightly different direction she could provide the necessary assuredness to the markets. Ed Miliband wouldn’t be able to do that.” Spokespeople for Reeves and Miliband declined to comment
Rachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets. Landlords in England would be banned
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, [has described the conflict as a “mistake”](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/15/rachel-reeves-donald-trump-iran-war-uk-us) that is wreaking havoc on the global economy. In an attempt to repair relations and stress the urgency of reopening
Rachel Reeves is poised to raise the government’s windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators to help to limit UK household energy bills, the Guardian understands. The chancellor is ready to hike the levy
Rachel Reeves](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rachel-reeves), this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran. The chief executives
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, has said she is [“frustrated and angry”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/rachel-reeves-folly-us-going-to-war-iran-without-clear-exit-plan) that the US launched strikes without a clear idea of its objectives, while Starmer said last week