12 h. ago Rachel Reeves forced to deny she lied before the Budget as calls grow for her to quit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing growing criticism over her comments ahead of the Budget, after it emerged the watchdog told her privately there was no structural black hole

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40 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Rachel Reeves resign after 'lying' to the nation in the run

Rachel Reeves faced angry calls to resign last night after being accused of 'lying' to the nation in the run-up to the Budget - have your say in The Daily Mail's Poll of the Day.

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43 h. ago Rachel Reeves faces calls to quit after watchdog contradicts her £30bn ‘black hole’ warning

The Chancellor faces cross-party anger after revelations that the UK’s supposed £30bn fiscal gap was actually just £2.5bn, fuelling claims she misled voters to justify tax rises

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62 h. ago Trans woman who bombarded Rachel Reeves's MP sister with threatening emails calling her 'transphobic' and accusing chancellor of assaulting her is jailed for harassment

Tracey Smith, pictured, a trans woman, sent Chancellor's sister Ellie Reeves - her local MP - a stream of emails and voicemails amounting to harassment.

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2 d. ago NatWest issues 'important' call to customers after Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget

NatWest has contacted its customers after Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Autumn Budget

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves accused of 'astonishing arrogance' over Scottish independence referendum call

The Chancellor has given her thoughts on a second independence referendum for Scotland, as she spoke on Thursday morning to promote the UK Budget

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves has condemned us to a doom loop of ever higher taxes, debt and welfare spending. All the experts are saying the same thing about her cruel Budget

Be in no doubt: Rachel Reeves ' second Budget, which will tax the so-called 'working people' of this country until the pips squeak, is condemning us all to an ever-accelerating economic doom loop.

Economics

4 d. ago Has Rachel Reeves made the right calls in this budget? Our panel responds | Polly Toynbee and others

After a tumultuous run-up to a make-or-break moment for the government, has the chancellor struck the right balance? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Huge change to council tax with four new categories and £7,500 annual charge

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the so-called 'mansion tax' measure during Wednesday's Budget speech

Economics

4 d. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves unveils £26bn tax raid but cuts energy bills amid leak fiasco

Rachel Reeves calls the blunder by the Office for Budget Responsibility ‘deeply disappointing’ as she delivers Budget

Economics

4 d. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves delivers statement as leak blunder reveals £26billion tax raid

Rachel Reeves calls the blunder by the Office for Budget Responsibility ‘deeply disappointing’ as she delivers Budget

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves is mocked in AI video game called 'Grand Theft Austerity' ahead of Budget

The video, produced by the same group behind similarly comedic content that lampooned Rachel Reeves and the former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, comes ahead of the Budget.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves is mocked in AI video game called 'Grand Theft Austerity' ahead of tomorrow's Budget

The video, produced by the same group behind similarly comedic content that lampooned Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner, comes ahead of tomorrow's budget.

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5 d. ago The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took no calls. With the NHS bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus, he rode his new motorbike, walked his dog and hosted friends at Chevening.Nothing is surprising about that: he was ejected from Downing Street and later stepped down as an MP largely for partying and lying to parliament about it. Everyone knew he was a self-aggrandising fantasist with a “toxic and chaotic culture” around him. But this is not just about one narcissistic politician. It’s about his entire rightwing coterie of libertarians and their lethally dominant creed in the UK media.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continu...

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6 d. ago Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax

CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith called for Rachel Reeves to stand up to opposition to welfare cuts.

Economics

7 d. ago UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year

Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinosBritish gambling companies spent an “astronomic” £2bn on advertising and marketing last year, according to a new estimate that has intensified calls for the chancellor to increase taxes on the sector.Bookmakers, online casinos and slot machine companies spent the sum through a mixture of print and digital promotions, as well as affiliate programmes, where third parties are paid to steer gamblers towards particular operators in return for a fee. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it | Polly Toynbee

The party sees its harsh policies as politically necessary. But what happened to talking up the value of migrants for a thriving economy and society?This is how Labour MPs see it. They face brutal dilemmas and miserable choices. How to manage our asylum system is one of the worst. Through their constituency work, they will have met refugees with tragic stories of war and fear, of terrifying journeys across the world, of gangsters on night-time beaches. But MPs’ experience of hearing those heart-rending stories clash head-on with what they see as political necessity, demanding they block their ears and harden their hearts. A life in politics is not for the squeamish.Wes Streeting, a practising Christian, yesterday writhed while answering questions on LBC radio about the home secretary’s tough plans for deterring small boat arrivals. The flavour of his reply reflected how many on Labour’s benches feel. Confronted with the government’s intention to deport more families with children – ...

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves facing 'tax the rich' calls ahead of delivering Budget

The Chancellor has been urged to 'tax the rich' as she is expected to raise taxes on November 26 in order to fill a multibillion-pound gap in her spending plans

Economics

1 week ago Now is not the time for a Labour leadership election | Polly Toynbee

The focus should be on talking up this government’s achievements so far – and preventing a Reform victoryThe dominant political force sweeping across Europe is the “throw the bastards out” party, whoever happens to be in power. Discontent and distrust spread as global democracy declines. Only 6.6% of the world’s people live in a full democracy, according to the Economist’s global index, down from 12.5% 10 years ago. Europe is still the most democratic place, but it’s turbulent.Britain is an insular country that needs reminding it is not alone in its political turmoil after an omnishambles week for Keir Starmer’s government. The rumbling earthquakes beneath No 10 also shake the ground under the Élysée Palace and other official residences. A number of European countries have thrown out old governments in the past three years, including Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and the UK (Starmer is Britain’s sixth prime minister in less than a decade)...

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1 week ago Death by a thousand taxes: Reeves set to punish milkshake lovers and holidaymakers with £500m 'tourist tax' in brutal Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to signal that the so-called 'Sugar Tax' will be toughened up, removing the existing exemption for around 200 milk drinks.

Economics