2 h. ago Reeves defends ‘fair and necessary’ £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash

The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’

Economics

8 h. ago Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’

The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.

Economics

17 h. ago Reeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

Economics

69 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves unveils £26bn tax raid but cuts energy bills amid leak fiasco

Rachel Reeves calls the blunder by the Office for Budget Responsibility ‘deeply disappointing’ as she delivers Budget

Economics

4 d. ago Now Rachel Reeves blames SEXISM for backlash at Budget mayhem: Chancellor begs Labour MPs to get behind her on eve of package smashing tax promises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a desperate appeal to restive backbenchers as she prepares to deliver the long-awaited package tomorrow.

Economics

2 w. ago Starmer 'ready to fight' rivals for leadership: No 10 in 'bunker mode' over fear PM's job threatened by 'feral MPs'

With fears of a major backlash following the Budget in a fortnight, friends of Sir Keir are said to be concerned about the possibility of MPs beginning to manoeuvre for the top job

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer 'ready to fight' rivals for leadership: No10 in 'bunker mode' over fear PM's job threatened by 'feral MPs'

With fears of a major backlash following the Budget in a fortnight, friends of Sir Keir are said to be concerned about the possibility of MPs beginning to manoeuvre for the top job

Politics

3 w. 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...

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4 w. ago Why did Disney+ REALLY ditch Doctor Who? From tanking ratings to budget issues and backlash to wokery, everything that went wrong with the troubled BBC series as it's shelved for a year

The real reasons behind Disney's brutal decision to sever ties with the BBC and Doctor Who have been revealed after the long-running sci-fi show was shelved for a year.

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