Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Senior Labour figures believe a rise in income taxes in the Budget this month can be justified as being “in the spirit” of the party’s manifesto if accompanied by a simultaneous cut in national insurance,
With just three weeks to go until the Budget, Rachel Reeves gave a surprise speech to reset expectations on who she’s planning to hit with more taxes on November 26. This has fuelled further speculation about whether the government’s central manifesto pledge to not raise income tax rates is now doomed. Host Miranda Green is
Europe is updating its tobacco tax rules since the current rates are no longer high enough to curb smoking, the European Commission said. The update will also take into account newer nicotine products including vapes and pouches. Health groups are struggling to have their voices heard over the stampede of responses supporting industry. Just fewer
Rachel Reeves has reportedly told the Budget watchdog that she is planning to hike income tax in her November 26 statement, in the clearest sign yet of the Chancellor’s plans 08:16, 07 Nov 2025Updated 08:17, 07 Nov 2025 It is the clearest sign yet of Rachel Reeves’s plans to break the manifesto pledge to not
SPOILER WARNING – The Celebrity Traitors winner is revealed in today’s newspapers review. The Times leads with the latest on the forthcoming Budget, noting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves “has informed the Office of Budget Responsibility that a rise in personal taxation is one of the ‘major measures’ on tax and spending she is preparing to
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Reports suggest Rachel Reeves and her officials are giving serious consideration to a “pay per mile” system of tax on battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The idea
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell has said the party must stand by its commitment to not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance as chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she is preparing to breach a promise
Imposing a “taxi tax” on minicabs and private hire cars would strip disabled, elderly and vulnerable people of their independence and amount to a manifesto breach, the Chancellor has been warned. Rachel Reeves is said to be looking at imposing 20 per cent VAT on minicab and private hire car journeys in her upcoming Budget.
Income tax, prisoner release, maternity care – opposition leaders can take their pickpublished at 11:49 GMT 11:49 GMT Phil SimScotland political correspondent It’s been a week of late nights at Holyrood, with MSPs sitting until all hours thrashing out amendments to the Land Reform Bill. Parliament also found time to sign off the early release
Last year, there was a lot of talk about whether or not the council would “go bankrupt”. Councils technically cannot go bankrupt – but they can issue what’s called a Section 114 notice, where they cannot commit to any new spending, and must come back with a new budget within 21 days that falls in