4 d. ago Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Rachel Reeves delivered her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

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4 d. ago Brits on red alert for ANOTHER Labour tax bomb: No10 chief admits manifesto vows on income tax, NICs and VAT only stand 'today' as Reeves warns of Budget 'choices' over '£30bn' black hole

No10 enforcer Darren Jones hinted at pain to come as he insisted Labour's manifesto commitments still applied 'today' - but only because no decisions have been taken.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech abruptly halted by protester

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was speaking in the main hall at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre on Monday (September 29) when the incident occurred

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says Farage ‘in bed with Putin’ as she takes aim at Reform

Rachel Reeves has taken aim at Nigel Farage during her Labour Party conference speech, labelling Reform UK as the “single greatest threat to our way of life”.

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4 d. ago 'Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech scored zero for humour

Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech to conference was upbeat and defiant, says Paul Routledge reporting live from Liverpool

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves stokes tax fears by warning of 'tough choices' in Budget and takes a swipe at Andy Burnham in Labour conference speech

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she was going to keep taxes 'as low as possible' as Brits brace for more pain in her fiscal package on November 26.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves makes Northern Powerhouse Rail promise during conference speech

The Chancellor discussed the new railway in Liverpool, which would be the western end of the new line

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4 d. ago Reeves warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by ‘global headwinds’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appears on course to hike some taxes in November’s Budget.

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage is 'greatest threat' to livelihoods, says Chancellor

Rachel Reeves accused the Reform UK leader of pushing ‘falsehoods’ and ‘easy answers’

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves speech: Chancellor warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by 'global headwinds'

Chancellor vows to keep control of public finances and “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people”

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4 d. ago Heckler interrupts Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech

The Chancellor was setting out measures Labour had taken to protect key British industries as the member of the audience in Liverpool began shouting

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Labour conference speech is interrupted by Gaza protest as she touts 'patriotism'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was interrupted by shouts from the audience in Liverpool about 'genocide'.

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4 d. ago Labour has done more in every one of its 451 days in office than in 5,000 days in opposition, says Reeves – UK politics live

Chancellor lists ‘first genuine living wage’, capping bus fares, public sector pay rises in speech to Labour party conferenceIn her Today interview Rachel Reeves was asked about a FT report saying she will urge business leaders to highlight the risks of a Reform UK government in her speech later.The FT say Reeves will tell the Labour conference.Who is standing up for Britain’s stability. A Labour government that is resolute in cutting interest rates and borrowing or a Reform party that cheered on Liz Truss’ mini-budget?Who is standing up for Britain’s businesses? A Labour government that is forging a closer relationship with our nearest trading partners or a Reform party that talks Britain down and is hungry to cut us off from the world? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Watch live: Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Watch live as Rachel Reeves delivers her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to announce new benefits sanctions in major speech at Labour conference

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will today announce a new scheme as she demands that benefits and Universal Credit should not be viewed as an alternative to employment

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to announce huge changes to benefits today in major speech

In a major speech at Labour party conference in Liverpool, the Chancellor will unveil the scheme, along with the threat of benefits sanctions for those who turn it down

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4 d. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows not to raise taxes on 'working people' in her Autumn budget

Chancellor vows to stand by Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise taxes on working people - but leaves door open to changing VAT rules

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4 d. ago Young people to have benefits stripped if they turn down work under Rachel Reeves’s plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on universal credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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4 d. ago Young people to be forced into work under Rachel Reeves’s plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on universal credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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4 d. ago Young people to be forced into work under Rachel Reeves plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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