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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou and Kate Devlin

Starmer refuses to rule out freezing income tax thresholds in Budget - live updates

Sir Keir Starmer has declined to rule out a freeze on income tax thresholds, as he answers his final round of questions in the Commons before his government’s highly anticipated Budget next week.

The prime minister is facing questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at PMQs, after inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in October in a pre-Budget boost to the chancellor.

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