3 h. ago Rachel Reeves claims she wants to cut our bills but this is the hidden tax experts tell me is coming

Thank goodness energy and climate secretary Ed Miliband is out of the country for a while, heading up the UK's delegation at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil .

Economics

4 h. ago Scottish Finance Secretary requests urgent meeting with Chancellor before Budget

Shona Robison has asked to meet Rachel Reeves where she will set out her three tests for the upcoming Budget.

Economics

8 h. ago The majority of the UK public say the same thing about Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, poll finds

Polling suggests only 25% of the UK public want Keir Starmer to carry on as Prime Minister

Politics

14 h. ago How could Rachel Reeves increase income tax in her Budget – and what would it mean for you?

Chancellor reportedly tells watchdog she intends to increase personal tax in one of several ‘major measures’ planned for Budget at end of month

Economics

15 h. ago Pensioners could pay £380 a year EXTRA in tax under Rachel Reeves’ Budget plot

MILLIONS of pensioners face paying an extra £380 a year in tax under Rachel Reeves' Budget plans. The Chancellor is expected to increase income tax by 2p in her Autumn Budget, while cutting National Insurance (NI) payments by 2p for earnings under £50,270. This would ease the burden on workers, as the income tax hike...

Economics

15 h. ago Pensioners face £2,500 tax bills under potential Income Tax plans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be considering raising income tax, in a move that would hit millions of pensioners - and some could face bills of up to 2,500

Economics

21 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'Honesty is best policy for Rachel Reeves and she has to admit Labour was wrong'

The Chancellor needs to tell us in her Budget that to fix our broken economy we all need to pay more tax, with the wealthiest paying the most, Brian Reade says. Because Labour has nothing to lose right now

Events

21 h. ago Why pensioners could be hardest hit in the Budget if Rachel Reeves gets her way and the poorest will feel it the most

I BELIEVE this could be the worst Budget in modern times for pensioners. Rumours are rife about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans on November 24 when she delivers her Budget. But one thing is for sure, pensioners are in her sights. Earlier this week, the Chancellor said: “each of us must do our bit”. MPs repeatedly...

Economics

22 h. ago Stuart Machin: ‘We turned M&S around – Rachel Reeves’s budget could undo our good work’

Having made the high-street stalwart fashionable again and steered its 32 million customers through one of the worst ever cyber attacks in the UK, the CEO is looking forward to some Christmas cheer. There is just one dark cloud on the horizon, he tells Geordie Greig

Economics

28 h. ago Reeves ‘targets tax raid on employee pension contributions at Budget’

Employees contributing more than £2,000 a year into work-based pensions could face additional tax, according to a report by The Times

Economics

32 h. ago Almost 9million pensioners to be hit by Rachel Reeves's income tax raid as Chancellor 'tells Budget watchdog she will break Labour's manifesto pledge'

The Chancellor has paved the way for fresh levy hikes later this month after she used a Downing Street speech on Tuesday to warn Britons: 'Each of us must do our bit.'

Economics

33 h. ago Four Labour MPs suspended for rebelling on welfare have the whip restored

Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman, and Rachael Maskell will no longer sit as independents in the Commons.

Economics

35 h. ago Just one in five voters approve of Reeves breaking manifesto tax pledge at Budget, new poll shows

Exclusive: The government needs to provide a positive vision for change if it wants to win the public’s backing for manifesto-breaking tax rises, a new report shows

Politics

36 h. ago Almost 9million pensioners to be hit by Rachel Reeves' income tax raid as Chancellor 'tells Budget watchdog she will break Labour's manifesto pledge'

The Chancellor has paved the way for fresh levy hikes later this month after she used a Downing Street speech on Tuesday to warn Britons: 'Each of us must do our bit.'

Economics

37 h. ago How much an income tax rise would cost you if Rachel Reeves increases it in the Budget

The chancellor's hints at an income tax rise have been met with alarm from some

Economics

38 h. ago Voices: ‘It was inevitable’: Drivers react to reports of pay

Our community is divided over Rachel Reeves’s proposed 3p-per-mile EV tax. While some called it a fair replacement for lost fuel duty, others warned it could risk slowing the transition to electric vehicles

Politics

38 h. ago Breakfasts at No 10: buttering up Labour MPs to avoid a budget backlash

Downing Street has been preparing MPs for going back on its manifesto pledge and raising income taxUK politics live – latest updatesIf Keir Starmer’s election campaign was carrying a ming vase across an ice rink, then this budget – according to one minister – is like “wrestling a squirrel across a minefield”.It is an allusion to the biggest risk for Rachel Reeves, not the markets or big business, but Labour MPs. It was those MPs who were the key audience for the chancellor’s highly unusual speech preparing the ground for possible income tax rises. Continue reading...

Politics

39 h. ago Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget could bring these 4 huge changes

The Autumn Budget is just a couple of weeks away, and with it will come a whole host of changes that could affect your personal finances

Politics

40 h. ago Man Utd's new £2bn stadium dealt fresh setback as Rachel Reeves 'won't provide funding'

Manchester United unveiled plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium in March, but the project has been hit by a 'fresh financial blow'

Economics

42 h. ago 2p or not 2p? Rachel Reeves 'tells Budget watchdog she plans to break Labour's manifesto' as Chancellor mulls 'putting 2p on income tax while cutting 2p from National Insurance'

The Chancellor is said to have told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that a rise in personal taxation is one of the 'major measures' she is planning to announce.

Economics