1 hour ago Voices: ‘We used to be working people’: Pensioners defend triple lock after Reeves’ Budget

Our community reacted with outrage to James Moore’s column suggesting pensioners are being ‘mollycoddled’ by Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Economics

2 h. ago SNP Government can NOW afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget

THE SNP Government can now afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget, it emerged yesterday. The Chancellor’s block grant increase could be used by John Swinney to announce tax cuts after Christmas — with around £307million freed up for next year. It means Labour’s latest hike to Scottish Government funding — now...

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2 h. ago Chinese car maker sticks the boot into Rachel Reeves' EV pay

The 'EV Tax Rebate' deal is available now for two of the brands' electric cars in an effort to counter the new pay-per-mile EV tax raid announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget.

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3 h. 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

7 h. ago Labour tax rises to leave richer households £1,000 a year worse off, think

Britain's tax bill is on course to rise by £68billion - when combining the impact of Rachel Reeves ' first two Budgets - according to the Resolution Foundation.

Economics

7 h. ago Rachel Reeves is my niece. She's totally out of her depth, penalises hard workers and blames everyone else: Chancellor's uncle Terry says the UK is a 'bloody disgrace'...and Farage should take over

Rachel Reeves' Tory-supporting uncle Terry Smith, 73, has attacked his niece's Budget for 'benefits people' -declaring: 'I feel she and the government are totally out of their depth'.

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9 h. ago House prices fall for the first time in 18 months as delayed Budget sinks the commuter belt market

While Britain waited for Rachel Reeves' anti-aspiration and anti-wealth Budget , property prices in some of England's most expensive locations fell amid mounting uncertainty.

Economics

10 h. ago Martin Lewis secures commitment from Rachel Reeves amid state pension worries

Martin Lewis questioned Rachel Reeves about the upcoming changes to the state pension and cash ISAs.

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11 h. ago Mum, 31, to see benefits increase to £2,770 a month after Rachel Reeves scraps major policy

Lisa White estimates her family's benefits will rise from £1,900 to £2,770 a month after Rachel Reeves' Budget announcement

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12 h. ago Martin Lewis gets important Budget update from Rachel Reeves for low income pensioners

Martin Lewis questioned Rachel Reeves about everything from the state pension to cash ISAs - and revealed he had secured a special commitment from the Chancellor

Economics

12 h. ago Martin Lewis shares important Budget update from Rachel Reeves for many

Martin Lewis questioned Rachel Reeves about everything from the state pension to cash ISAs - and revealed he had secured a special commitment from the Chancellor

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15 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists taxes kept at 'an absolute minimum' on workers after backlash

The defiant-sounding Chancellor also defended her position, saying “you’re not going to write my obituary today” after delivering a Budget she was “incredibly proud” of

Economics

15 h. ago How Chancellor Rachel Reeves missed obvious way to kickstart UK economy: a Customs Union with EU

Leaving the EU has cost the UK Government a staggering £90 billion a year in lost tax revenues, according to new research

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15 h. ago Did Labour break their tax manifesto pledge? Martin Lewis gives his opinion

Martin Lewis has revealed whether he thinks Rachel Reeves broke Labour's manifesto pledge on tax.

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15 h. ago 'Ordinary people are paying the price for Rachel Reeves' budget'

In this opinion piece for WalesOnline, Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth argues that Labour has given up on Wales

Economics

16 h. ago Rachel Reeves to rush pensions tax raid into law to reassure markets

Legislation on salary sacrifice schemes expected to be introduced in weeks, even though it will not take effect until 2029

Economics

16 h. ago By ending a cruel Tory social experiment, this budget clearly set out how Labour will fight the battle to renew Britain | Lucy Powell

The two-child benefit cap was a totem of 14 years of failed ideology. Now it is goneLucy Powell is deputy leader of the Labour partyYesterday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered a Labour budget. People have been asking for Labour’s purpose and values to be more clearly expressed. Through the choices made – a shift to a fairer tax system, targeting wealth to pay for tackling child poverty, good public services and the cost of living – we have clearly set out what we stand for.That’s why Labour MPs cheered in the Commons, and it’s why we are up for the fights to come. And it’s why the cries from the right began immediately.Lucy Powell is MP for Manchester Central and deputy leader of the Labour partyDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago IFS responds to £150 cut to energy bills pledged in Rachel Reeves’ Budget – will it work?

Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

Economics

16 h. ago Britain's biggest stealth tax to cost families £340BILLION with more than 10million paying higher rates

Rachel Reeves this week extended the freeze on income tax thresholds for another three years to help fund extra spending on benefits - hitting millions of working people in the process.

Economics

16 h. ago Graduates to pay more on their student loans as Chancellor Rachel Reeves freezes repayment threshold

By freezing the threshold, more graduates will be pushed into repayment as wage growth increases their salaries

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