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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke,Athena Stavrou and Kate Devlin

Rachel Reeves speech latest: Chancellor has ‘no regrets’ if Labour breaks promise not to raise taxes in Budget

Rachel Reeves has “no regrets” over potential breaches of Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise certain taxes in the upcoming Budget, her spokesperson said.

It comes as the pound has fallen to a six-month low after Ms Reeves refused to rule out hiking taxes to plug a hole in the public finances in the pre-Budget address on Tuesday morning.

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