Rachel Reeves said SNP ministers have been ‘spending more than they were bringing in’.

Chancellor maintains that overspending by previous government has left her little room for manoeuvre

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs that axing allowance for all but poorest pensioners will help plug £22bn hole in finances

Britain would have faced a run on the pound, higher interest rates and an economic crunch had Chancellor Rachel Reeves not scrapped a winter fuel...

Britain would have faced a run on the pound, higher interest rates and an economic crunch had Chancellor Rachel Reeves not scrapped a winter fuel...

Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances

Furore over cuts to the pensioner benefit is all the more potent when the left, right and centre can all find reasons to oppose the policy

Furore over cuts to the pensioner benefit is all the more potent when the left, right and centre can all find reasons to oppose the policy

Readers respond to the chancellor’s attempts to manage Britain’s public finances

Likely 4% pension rise next year could help defuse row facing chancellor over winter fuel payment