Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises as autumn budget looms - short news
Chancellor says she needs to respond to challenges in speech intended to frame tough choices UK faces
Analysis: Reeves aims to prepare voters and markets for tax rises
Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out tax rises in this month’s budget, insisting she must “deal with the world as I find it, not the world as I might wish it to be”.
The UK chancellor foreshadowed an income tax increase, a breach of Labour’s manifesto commitment, as a result of the public..
source: The Guardian - 04.11.2025