Today, Paddy and Laura discuss Rachel Reeves’ trip to Beijing to meet with her Chinese counterpart. But some of the opposition are saying she shouldn’t have gone at a time when soaring government borrowing costs threaten to squeeze UK public finances.

Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are accused of putting a 'bullet through the heart of entrepreneurial, aspirational Britain'

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

Rachel Reeves is under pressure after flying out for a trip to China during a week in which rising government borrowing costs has spooked the financial markets.

Rachel Reeves faces mounting pressure to cancel her trip to China as Britain grapples with a market crisis that has pushed Government borrowing costs to their highest level since the 2008 financial crash.

The value of the pound fell to its lowest level in over a year while UK borrowing costs jumped to their highest since the financial crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces demands to cancel a trip to China as the UK economy descends into chaos. She is jetting off to Beijing despite fears that a crisis on the financial markets could force her to impose fresh tax hikes or impose swingeing spending cuts.