25 h. ago Rachel Reeves warns Labour MPs she's ready for a fresh battle over welfare

The Chancellor told her party they 'can't leave welfare untouched', adding: 'We can't get to the end of this Parliamentary session and I've done nothing, basically.'

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38 h. ago Scots union boss warns Rachel Reeves 'must pick a side' ahead of Budget as households struggle

EXCLUSIVE: Roz Foyer said the Chancellor must keep in mind that Scots "demand the means to live decent, dignified lives".

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42 h. ago Raising VAT would cut spending power TWICE as much as raising income tax, Rachel Reeves is warned

The Chancellor has been warned that raising VAT in the Autumn Budget would have a more detrimental effect on the economy than income tax hikes.

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3 d. ago Martin Lewis warns Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA cut plan will upset millions

MoneySavingExpert founder says Treasury would receive more tax and mortgage lenders would be hit

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves may announce triple lock change in Budget warns pensions director

State pension payments rise each April in line with the triple lock

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves given warning over tax changes that could affect millions

Experts told the Treasury Committee that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have to hike major taxes in next month's Budget to plug the black hole in the public finances

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4 d. ago The true cost of Labour: Britain faces highest inflation in G7 but lags behind on growth, warns IMF... while unemployment hits a four

In a setback for Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget next month, the global watchdog forecast UK inflation of 3.4 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent in 2026.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned against pensions tax raid or annual wealth tax at budget

The chancellor is facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances in the Budget but the IFS has warned against raiding pensions or levying a wealth tax

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned against pensions tax raid or wealth tax at budget

The chancellor is facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances in the Budget but the IFS has warned against raiding pensions or levying a wealth tax

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2 w. ago Tesco boss issues warning to Rachel Reeves over ‘what lies ahead’

Tesco says household budgets are squeezed and shoppers are increasingly seeking out value

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves warns of looming ‘harsh headwinds’ as she fails to dispel fears over major tax rises

The chancellor received ten standing ovations as she set out her pitch to Labour members ahead of what will be a difficult budget in November

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage 'single greatest threat' to working people, warns Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor warned Reform UK is "not on the side of the working people" and accused the right-wing populists of "being in bed with Vladimir Putin".

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves warns of ‘hard choices to come’ in Budget & slams Farage as ‘single greatest threat’ to Brits’ livelihoods

RACHEL Reeves today laid the groundwork for a brutal Autumn Budget as she warned of making "harder choices" on tax and spending. The Chancellor pre-empted the possibility of more levy hikes as she complained that "harsh global headwinds" have made damage to the economy "ever clearer". Addressing the Labour faithful at party conference in Liverpool,...

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves warns Andy Burnham is ‘going the way of Liz Truss’

The red-on-red attack shows how far relations have deteriorated between Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer’s camp

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3 w. ago Tories warn Rachel Reeves is condemning country to an economic 'doom loop'

Robert Jenrick warned the Chancellor would have to put up taxes in November's budget to fund plans for 'crazy spending'.

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3 w. ago UK inflation to be highest in G7 this year in huge cost of living blow

OECD predicts UK inflation to reach 3.5% in 2025, 0.4 percentage points higher than its previous forecast

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4 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned her tax hikes risk sending UK economy into a 'doom loop'

In a bleak report ahead of the Budget in November, the Office for National Statistics revealed the Government borrowed £18billion last month alone as it spent more on the state than it raised in tax.

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4 w. ago Tax rises ‘inevitable’, experts warn after borrowing soars in another blow for Rachel Reeves

Labour chancellor facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances

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