Rachel Reeves borrows George Osborne’s mantra in ‘strivers’ Budget
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves borrows George Osborne’s mantra in ‘strivers’ Budget

The Independent  

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 SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has borrowed the language of the former Tory chancellor George Osborne to say her first Budget will be for “strivers” as her party faced a deepening row over the definition of “working people”. Former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell tweeted: “Simple request to whoever is now running Labour’s communications strategy, drop the ‘strivers’ language as it inevitably has led in the past to reference to ‘skivers’ prefacing attacks on welfare benefit claimants cuts in social security support.” Labour has insisted its Budget will reject a return to austerity, a pledge Sir Keir Starmer will make again on Monday during a speech in the West Midlands. open image in gallery Education secretary Bridget Phillipson defends the definition of ‘working people’ on Sky News yesterday Education secretary Bridget Philipson declined to say if a small business owner earning £13,000 a year came under the working people definition. It’s time we ignored the populist chorus of easy answers… we’re never going back to that.” He will also pledge “better days are ahead” under plans for long-term investment to kickstart economic growth.

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Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves
1 month ago

Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Real-terms spending will increase during the course of this Parliament, but we need to …

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge

The Independent  

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 SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rachel Reeves refused to rule out more tax rises As MPs voted through the controversial …

Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves insists Labour will secure growth as she defends Budget choices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has defended her …

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast
2 months, 1 week ago

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves' maiden Budget saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug funding gaps in the NHS and schools. Among the Autumn Budget losers were landlords, investors and those who have stashed wealth in their pension, as stamp duty, capital gains tax and inheritance tax all came under the spotlight. We also dig into …

Martin Lewis blasts Rachel Reeves for not coming on his ITV Money Show as he tears apart Autumn Budget in a brutal rant
2 months, 1 week ago

Martin Lewis blasts Rachel Reeves for not coming on his ITV Money Show as he tears apart Autumn Budget in a brutal rant

Daily Mail  

Martin Lewis publicly blasted the Chancellor for not appearing on his popular ITV show yesterday and said she had 'missed the chance to give her interpretation' on the Autumn Budget. Martin Lewis publicly blasted the Chancellor for not appearing on his popular ITV show yesterday and said she had 'missed the chance to give her interpretation' In a package that …

Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget
2 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
2 months, 1 week ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come

Daily Mail  

There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves cynically reneged on those promises with a £40billion tax bombshell. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Ms Reeves carried out the traditional photo …

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories
2 months, 1 week ago

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories

Daily Mail  

In the run up to her first Budget, Rachel Reeves set a trap for the Tories. Over the last few weeks, a flurry of leaks indicated she was set to break her election pledge not to raise taxes on working people, but it was all a political feint, DAN HODGES writes But she knew it was real long before, because …

More spending and tax hikes expected in the first budget from Britain's Labour government
2 months, 1 week ago

More spending and tax hikes expected in the first budget from Britain's Labour government

The Independent  

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Every way Labour has defined ‘working people’ ahead of the Budget
2 months, 1 week ago

Every way Labour has defined ‘working people’ ahead of the Budget

The Independent  

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Unions tell Reeves they expect huge public sector pay rise in new year despite £40bn Budget black hole
2 months, 1 week ago

Unions tell Reeves they expect huge public sector pay rise in new year despite £40bn Budget black hole

The Independent  

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Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come
2 months, 1 week ago

Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come

The Independent  

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Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning
2 months, 1 week ago

Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime minister Keir Starmer promised the Budget will ‘ignore the …

Labour must find hope in a tough Budget to show it will make Britain work better
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour must find hope in a tough Budget to show it will make Britain work better

The Independent  

In as class-obsessed a nation as Britain, a national debate about what constitutes “working people” was always going to descend into fractious absurdity – and, as with the forthcoming Budget, so it has proved. Labour’s vague manifesto promise not to raise taxes on “working people” proved highly useful before polling day – but it has become a terrible burden since. …

No tax hike on payslips, vows minister amid confusion over definition of ‘working people’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

No tax hike on payslips, vows minister amid confusion over definition of ‘working people’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson refused repeatedly to say whether a …

‘Biased’ OBR paving way for Rachel Reeves’s tax grab, warns Jeremy Hunt
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Biased’ OBR paving way for Rachel Reeves’s tax grab, warns Jeremy Hunt

The Telegraph  

Ms Reeves and the Prime Minister have denied the NI tax increase will breach their pledge not to raise income tax, NI or VAT on “working people” as it is targeted at employers rather than employees. On Sunday, Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, refused to say whether a small business owner earning £13,000 a year is a “working person” who …

Can Rachel Reeves avoid a Budget omnishambles?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Rachel Reeves avoid a Budget omnishambles?

The Independent  

Some mixed news for Rachel Reeves with one week to go until her Budget… and, on balance, it’s encouraging. She has repeated her well-known guarantees on taxes on “working people” – income tax, VAT, and national insurance, as well as freezing corporation tax rates. Even so, Reeves will probably still have to move stealthily on personal taxes by further freezing …

Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole

The Independent  

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'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Make no mistake, this will be Rachel's Budget': October announcement will reveal Chancellor's vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer's, allies say

Daily Mail  

The Budget will reveal Rachel Reeves's vision for the future of the UK, rather than that of Sir Keir Starmer, say allies of the Chancellor. MPs expect Ms Reeves to emerge from the October 30 announcement looking increasingly powerful as she sets out her plan for the economy, despite the tax-raising measures that are expected to hit families. She will …

Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget

The Independent  

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‘We will keep manifesto promise on tax,’ says Starmer amid Budget speculation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We will keep manifesto promise on tax,’ says Starmer amid Budget speculation

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ tax choices at the Budget
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ tax choices at the Budget

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves has warned of “difficult” tax choices coming up at her first Budget at the end of the month. The Chancellor told a meeting of Sir Keir Starmer’s political Cabinet that it would take more than just one Budget to fix the public finances as she signalled harsh spending, welfare and tax decisions. A Labour spokesman said: “The Chancellor …

Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October
5 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October

The Independent  

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Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out Labour’s plan for economic growth
5 months, 1 week ago

Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out Labour’s plan for economic growth

The Independent  

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How Rachel Reeves is borrowing from George Osborne’s playbook
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How Rachel Reeves is borrowing from George Osborne’s playbook

The Independent  

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Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves gives first major speech on Labour’s plan for economic growth
6 months ago

Watch as chancellor Rachel Reeves gives first major speech on Labour’s plan for economic growth

The Independent  

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 SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK’s first female chancellor will make kickstarting economic growth a “national mission” with major …

Starmer and Reeves at odds over whether working people have savings
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer and Reeves at odds over whether working people have savings

The Telegraph  

‌During a radio interview earlier in the week, Sir Keir was asked what he meant by working people. It’s quite a big group because these days there are many people obviously not so well off.” Asked if he fell into his own description of “working man”, he said: “Yes, I’m a working person, I come within my own definition of …

Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?

The Independent  

Waiting for Labour’s tax and spending plans is like waiting for Godot. Labour doesn’t “do” that: Keir Starmer would excommunicate anyone who dared to utter the L-word: landslide. "Two years" is a phrase whispered by Labour advisers – a reference to shadow chancellor Gordon Brown’s dramatic announcement before the 1997 election that Labour would accept the Tories’ very tight spending …

Reeves refuses to use £28bn figure while defending Labour green plan
11 months, 1 week ago

Reeves refuses to use £28bn figure while defending Labour green plan

The Telegraph  

Asked about how she would deal with the “long-term implications” of climate change, she replied: “I totally agree with you that tackling the climate emergency is incredibly important, but so too is securing the good jobs that come from investing in the industries of the future and also the lower bills that will come from investing in renewable home-grown energy. …

Rachel Reeves hints at tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' in Labour conference speech as she is endorsed by Brexit critic former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (but doesn't mention inf
1 year, 3 months ago

Rachel Reeves hints at tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' in Labour conference speech as she is endorsed by Brexit critic former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (but doesn't mention inf

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves hinted at a tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' today as she was endorsed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. Rachel Reeves hinted at a tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' today as she was endorsed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney The shadow chancellor hit out at the Tories …

Rachel Reeves vows to target £174bn of tax reliefs and replace business rates
3 years, 3 months ago

Rachel Reeves vows to target £174bn of tax reliefs and replace business rates

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves today announced a Labour government would splash an additional £28billion every year until 2030 on the UK's transition to going green - a total of £224billion. Rachel Reeves today announced a Labour government would splash an additional £28billion every year on the UK's transition to going green The promise was the centrepiece of her address as she also …

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