2 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech latest: Pound plummets as chancellor signals income tax hikes in Budget

Chancellor breaks cover to set out Budget priorities in unusual move

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2 h. ago Key symptom that means you have flu and not a cold as NHS warns of 'concerning rise'

Experts have said the flu season has hit "more than a month earlier" than usual

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2 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor accused of 'waffle bomb' as she rolls ground for Budget tax rises

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’

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3 h. ago Voices: Income tax rises or fairer reforms? Join The Independent Debate on the Budget choices facing Rachel Reeves

As Rachel Reeves prepares her first Budget and warns of ‘painful decisions’ ahead, debate is growing over whether she should raise taxes to fix the public finances or find fairer, alternative ways to boost revenue. Now it’s time to have your say...

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3 h. ago UK government bonds rally but pound falls further after Reeves speech

The Chancellor refused to rule out tax hikes and said the upcoming Budget will focus on lowering inflation.

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor refuses to rule out hiking income tax, VAT or National Insurance in Budget

Chancellor breaks cover to set out Budget priorities in unusual move

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3 h. ago Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax risesBusiness live: UK borrowing costs fall and pound hits six-month lowReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves lays the ground for tax rises as Chancellor admits 'necessary choices' are coming in Budget: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Chancellor Rachel Reeves uses an early morning speech in Downing Street to address 'speculation' about the contents of her November 26 Budget.

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3 h. ago Income tax fears rise as Rachel Reeves gives clear sign she will break Labour manifesto pledge

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out painful tax rises as she warns of 'necessary choices'

In a rare speech three weeks before the event, the Chancellor warns of the need for "hard choices" and the "unsustainability" of the public finances ahead of the much-anticipated Autumn Budget

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4 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Who do you blame for the forthcoming tax rises?

Britain is bracing for a fresh wave of tax rises after Chancellor Rachel Reeves signalled that her upcoming Budget would include sweeping measures to plug a major gap in public finances.

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves warns EVERYONE faces tax hikes as she paves way for manifesto

Chancellor Rachel Reeves talked up the need to 'invest' as she took the highly unusual step of teeing up her fiscal package with a speech in Downing Street .

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor gives stark warning of tax rises on way in pre

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves to promise 'fairness' in budget as income tax hike speculation mounts

"You will all have heard a lot of speculation about the choices I will make. I understand that - these are important choices that will shape our economy for years to come.”

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4 h. ago Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested ‘we will all have to contribute’ to building a new future for Britain.

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4 h. ago Reeves says UK has suffered ‘years of economic mismanagement’ in speech preparing ground for tax rises – politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people and previous governments have limited UK’s potentialReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor to pave way for tax hikes in major pre

Speculation mounting that government’s promise to not hike income tax could be broken in Budget

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6 h. ago Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we face'

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

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7 h. ago Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we're facing'

Chancellor to says key priorities include cutting waiting lists, the cost of living and reducing national debt

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11 h. ago How much more council tax could YOU be paying under Rachel Reeves' desperate Budget assault on the 'wealthy'?

The Chancellor is said to be plotting a Budget tax raid on 'wealthy' households by dramatically hiking the charge for the top council tax bands.

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