Starmer and Reeves should consider wealth tax, says former shadow chancellor

Anneliese Dodds in the Palace of Westminster, London. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

The Treasury should consider a wealth tax to close the growing gap in the public finances, according to a Labour former shadow chancellor.

Anneliese Dodds, who held the role under Keir Starmer in opposition, said ministers must have a “full and frank discussion” with the public about the “really big decisions” they had to take at this autumn’s budget.