Nervous Labour MPs Brace For A Pivotal Budget

Nervous Labour MPs Brace For A Pivotal Budget

Labour MPs are braced for the government’s biggest test so far as the Chancellor is set to hike taxes and increase spending ahead of a pivotal budget.

The 6 taxes Rachel Reeves 'will hike' - supermarket shop to pay-per-mile

The proposals could hit families, motorists and small businesses, with some warning that price rises are now "inevitable".

Two thirds of voters want Reeves to cut spending rather than hike taxes in Budget

Sir Keir and his chancellor Rachel Reeves are facing a make-or-break Budget this week, with the chancellor expected to increase taxes to plug the gaps in the public finances

Two thirds of voters want Reeves to cut spending rather than hike taxes in Budget

Sir Keir and his chancellor Rachel Reeves are facing a make-or-break Budget this week, with the chancellor expected to increase taxes to plug the gaps in the public finances

London is getting the wrong new railway

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for all the wrong political reasons, argues James Ford Ooops. Rachel Reeves is about to shoot herself in the foot. Again. I thought about keeping quiet about this imminent act of self-harm. Afterall, not only did Napoleon counsel that you should never interrupt an opponent when they are making a mistake (and the Chancellor is surely the opponent o…

Chancellor reportedly set to raise council tax on highest value ...

Wednesday’s budget also expected include new money to hire planners