Ons figures reveal UK borrowing exceeded forecasts in November as economic pressure mounted pre-budget

Thinktank says UK’s costly borrowing premium may ease as markets warm to Reeves’s fiscal plans

Rachel Reeves pledges to tackle soaring living costs with tax hikes and major reforms

Reeves drops income tax rise after new forecasts shrink financial gap, but turmoil lingers.

Front pages split between Rachel Reeves’ looming income tax decision and David Beckham’s long-awaited knighthood ceremony