51 minutes ago Rachel Reeves accused of making Britain uninvestable as she insists there is no alternative to tax hikes

Food giant CEO accuses chancellor of making Britain uninvestable after CBI boss says her measures will deter companies from expanding - as Reeves insists there’s no alternative ‘but there won’t be another budget like this’

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69 minutes ago Rachel Reeves brushes off business: Chancellor tells angry business chiefs nobody has any 'alternatives' to her massive Budget tax raid

The Chancellor acknowledged anxiety about the impact of the measures in her bombshell fiscal package as she was grilled at the CBI conference.

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2 hours ago Rachel Reeves CBI speech live: Chancellor tells conference ‘difficult decisions’ brought stability to economy

CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith said that business had been caught ‘off-guard’ by national insurance hikes

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2 hours ago Rachel Reeves tells angry business chiefs nobody has any 'alternatives' to her massive Budget tax raid

Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledged anxiety about the impact of the measures in her bombshell fiscal package as she was grilled at the CBI conference.

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3 hours ago Watch live: Rachel Reeves delivers CBI speech as chancellor insists ‘no alternative’ to tax rises

Watch live as Rachel Reeves delivers her CBI speech on Monday (25 November) as the chancellor insists there is “no alternative” to tax rises.

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4 hours ago UK politics live: McVitie’s boss says it’s hard to understand why businesses would invest in Britain

CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith said that business had been caught ‘off-guard’ by national insurance hikes

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5 hours ago ‘No alternative’: is Rachel Reeves channelling Thatcher? – Politics Weekly Westminster

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Rachel Reeves’s budget has upset businesses, as the annual CBI conference takes place. Plus, what is the government’s plan for the welfare state and getting Britain ‘back to work’? Continue reading...

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7 hours ago UK politics live: Tax rises like this must never be just done to business, CBI chief tells Reeves

Rain Newton-Smith said ‘tax rises like this must never again be simply done to business’

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9 hours ago Half of businesses say Starmer's taxes will force them to cut jobs: CBI members slam monster Budget raid

The CBI is using its conference to sound the alarm on the £25billion hike to employer National Insurance.

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