Kemi Badenoch calls for Chancellor to ‘get the axe’ if she raises tax at Budget

Kemi Badenoch will use a ‘pre-Budget rally’ to demand that the Chancellor is sacked if she implements widely expected tax rises (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kemi Badenoch is set to urge the Prime Minister to sack Rachel Reeves if she increases taxes at next month’s Budget.

At a pre-Budget rally on Thursday marking a year since Ms Reeves’ first fiscal event, the Tory leader will demand that the Chancellor “get the axe if she puts up tax”.