After weeks of wondering will she, won't she, and recent heavy hints that she would indeed raise income taxes in the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now decided against the manifesto-breaching move.Amid the fog of…
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaRachel Reeves has dropped plans to increase income tax rates at the Budget on 26 November, according to reports in the Financial Times.The newspaper says the chancellor and prime minister U-turned on…
Paul SeddonPolitical reporterRachel Reeves: I don't think it's right that a child is penalised for being in a bigger familyRachel Reeves has suggested she favours removing limits on benefits linked to family size at next…
It has been called the 50-year tax taboo.It is more than half a century since a chancellor of the exchequer chose to put up the basic rate of income tax - that was Labour's Denis…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called on the prime minister to sack Rachel Reeves if she puts up taxes at next month's Budget.In its election manifesto last year Labour promised not to increase taxes on…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted breaking housing rules by unlawfully renting out her family home without a licence.Reeves has told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, as well as the independent ethics adviser and Parliament's standards…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaChancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out an income tax rise in next month's Budget, amid speculation she is considering breaking a key Labour election pledge.Asked about reports, first published in…
Becky Morton,Political reporter and Dharshini David,Deputy economics editorPA MediaChancellor Rachel Reeves is considering changes to the tax system which would lead to some lawyers, accountants and doctors paying more, in next month's Budget.The professions are…
Emer Moreau andEsyllt CarrBusiness reportersPA MediaChancellor Rachel Reeves has said she plans to scrap "needless form filling" in a bid to boost business growth.Speaking at a regional investment summit in Birmingham, the chancellor said the…
The chancellor should be "bold" in next month's Budget or risk future spending cuts and tax rises, an influential think tank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is projecting Rachel Reeves will need…