Rachel Reeves vowed to stand by her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules, as her mission to China was overshadowed by further turbulence in the gilt markets. Visiting bicycle-maker Brompton’s flagship Beijing store on Saturday,

Rachel Reeves has insisted she won't budge on her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules laid out in the October budget while staunchly defending her China visit, which has come amid market turbulence back in Britain.

Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019

British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing criticism for travelling to China during financial market turmoil at home, said on Saturday that "pragmatic and predictable" relations with Beijing would help boost economic growth and trade.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to undermine her plans to spur growth domestically.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves will try to build "common ground on trade and investment" during a trip to China this weekend, the Treasury said on Saturday, in the latest move by the government to thaw ties with Beijing.

But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, standing in for Reeves in the Commons on Thursday, said the trip was "important" for UK trade and there was "no need for an emerg

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China. The trip takes place with UK markets in a state of upheaval,