4 h. ago Currys boss warns of 'muted' consumer confidence after Budget tax raid

Chief executive Alex Baldock said he was 'concerned' that UK 'consumers' already high tax burden has increased further' following Labour's Budget last month.

Events

6 d. ago Interest rate cut next week ‘nailed on’ as UK economy grows just once in seven months

Pre-Budget worries and speculation that chancellor Rachel Reeves would hike income tax has been blamed

Politics

7 d. ago No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker Reeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Reeves admits Budget leaks were ‘extremely damaging’ but insists she wasn’t to blame

The chancellor hit out at ‘too many leaks’ and said an inquiry was underway to root out who was responsible

Politics

8 d. ago Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live

Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQsReeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

Events

2 w. ago Pubs face financial ruin after Rachel Reeves' Budget stealth tax raid: Landlords hike pint prices, reduce opening hours and axe staff in desperate bid to save their boozers

Landlords have warned that punters could potentially be charged more than £18 for a pint as a result of surging costs - while the rate of pub closures accelerates.

Economics

2 w. ago Labour's tax raid budget hits the Premier League as clubs face paying millions more in stadium bills

Arsenal and Manchester United are among some of the clubs set to face the highest bills in the new year following Labour's tax raid.

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves hit with Labour revolt on farms tax raid as backlash mounts against Budget

A slew of MPs pleaded with the government to review its inheritance tax assault as the fiscal package went through the Commons last night.

Economics

2 w. ago Households on the hook for £203,000 each to cover cost of gold

The cost of gold-plated public sector pensions has ballooned to almost £6trillion this year, while private sector workers face a Budget raid on their retirement saving.

Economics

2 w. ago Why income tax changes announced by Rachel Reeves are worse news for people in Wales than anywhere else

Analysis of the Chancellor's budget makes sour reading if you're in Wales

Politics

2 w. ago Did Rachel Reeves lie to justify her £26billion Budget tax raid?

The Chancellor is facing calls to resign over misleading the public and Cabinet minister over the state of Britain’s finances

Economics

2 w. ago Did Rachel Reeves really lie to justify her £26billion Budget tax raid?

The Chancellor is facing calls to resign over misleading the public and Cabinet minister over the state of Britain’s finances

Economics

2 w. ago Council forced to spend £30,000 cleaning up streets stained brown by tobacco popular with South East Asian community

The rust-coloured mix of saliva and paan is blighting the streets of Wembley in North West London, where it is commonly chewed by people from South East Asia.

Economics

2 w. ago Five steps to protect your pension after Rachel Reeves' salary sacrifice tax raid in the Budget

Protecting your pension wealth has scarcely been more important following Rachel Reeves' latest tax-grabbing Budget. Protect and grow your pension by following five simple steps.

Economics

2 w. ago Wriggling Reeves has to be asked TWICE whether she 'lied' to soften up Britain for Budget tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’

The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves defends ‘fair and necessary’ £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash

The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’

Economics

2 w. ago No10 denies Rachel Reeves misled public over the economy in run up to Budget

Rachel Reeves had signalled that she could be forced to hike income tax in the Budget to plug an economic black hole -estimated by experts to be around £20billion

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

Economics