5 h. ago Rachel Reeves set to hit drivers with road charging tax in the Budget as Chancellor chases fuel duty shortfall

Rachel Reeves is expected to announce that EVs will be charged 3p per mile on top of other road taxes, as Treasury sources disclosed to the Mail yesterday.

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5 h. ago Britain's doom loop has begun, says City guru ALEX BRUMMER. The signs are everywhere

Rachel Reeves's bizarre breakfast-time address in Downing Street on Tuesday surprised and bemused financial analysts in equal measure.

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6 h. ago Reeves warned that economy faces 'death by a thousand taxes' as Britain's boardrooms and households shudder ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has been warned that the economy faces 'death by a thousand taxes' as the City and middle Britain shudder over the prospect of Budget pain.

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7 h. ago Reeves must slash tax again before next election if she breaks manifesto pledge, Tony Blair think tank warns

Labour chancellor told any tax hikes must be temporary in a bid to break Britain’s ‘tax-and-spend doom loop’

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7 h. ago Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves warned not to rely on business taxes to fill Budget black hole

The Confederation of British Industry said the Government ‘cannot pull the business tax lever once again to balance the books’.

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7 h. ago How your pay could be cut by £560 a year in ANOTHER Budget change that Rachel Reeves is plotting

MILLIONS of workers could see their take-home pay cut under Budget plans being weighed up by the Treasury, industry experts have warned. The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has written to all 650 MPs urging the Government not to slash or scrap "salary sacrifice" for pension contributions. SPP says such a move would hit ordinary...

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8 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Rachel Reeves as Chancellor hints at breaking manifesto pledge not to raise income tax

The Chancellor hinted this week that she is considering a manifesto-busting rise in income tax as she grapples with a black hole in the public finances estimated at up to £30 billion.

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8 h. ago Rachel Reeves ‘to slap 6 million drivers with NEW tax in Budget as motorists will face £250 hike just for using road’

RACHEL Reeves is set to hit Electric Vehicle drivers with a new pay-per-mile tax. The Chancellor is due to reveal the controversial levies at the Budget on November 26, as reported by The Telegraph. It is understood plans have been drawn up to see EV drivers charged 3p per mile, in addition to other road...

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8 h. ago PM vows to ‘stand up for our values and future’ at Cop30 with new power deals

The Prime Minister will use a speech to make the economic case for green energy.

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12 h. ago Energy bills could be cut by £170 a year 'under Budget plan' by Rachel Reeves

Reports say Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at ways to cut energy bills to ease the cost of living crisis

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13 h. ago Rachel Reeves urged to investigate mega deal between Shell and Rosebank oil field developer Equinor

Equinor is the firm behind the Rosebank oil field, off Shetland

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13 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists she won't resign as tax hike rumours rumble on

The chancellor has insisted she won't resign if she raises taxes in the Autumn Budget

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14 h. ago Stormont Executive has choice to raise its own revenue, says Benn

The NI Secretary said being in government was about making difficult choices.

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16 h. ago 'She's attacking the wrong people!': Daily Mail readers stick the boot in to Rachel Reeves over tax hike plans... and predict what will happen next

Commenters were staunchly opposed to reports the Chancellor will go back on Labour 's manifesto promise not to increase taxes for 'working people' in her Budget on November 26.

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16 h. ago UK will not invest in Brazilian tropical forest fund at Cop30

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

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16 h. ago Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Motability PIP eligibility change calls update as government responds

There are concerns that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may target the Motability scheme in her November Budget

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18 h. ago Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Badenoch warns of ‘oil and gas emergency’ in call for new drilling

The Conservative leader travelled to the north-east of Scotland to launch her party’s new campaign to end the moratorium on new oil and gas licences.

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