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OBR challenges claims Reeves dropped income tax rise due to rosier forecasts

Official forecaster’s chair says chancellor knew about revised predictions well before her budget change of heart

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Budget has preserved Starmer’s job until at least May elections, say Labour MPs

While some call budget ‘tactical victory’, few MPs believe it is enough for Labour to beat Reform

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

The Budget’s stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you

Even when taxes don’t rise, your payments might as a result of what’s called fiscal drag

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025

‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles

Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025

Is this the ‘change’ that Britain voted for?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Now that the dust has settled on the Budget, it becomes clearer that this government’s priorities are out of line with the national interest, insulting to many and corrosive to the public’s threadbare trust in politicians’ ability to deliver on promises

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

West London councillor 'told another to f*** off' at meeting

Katherine Dunne has said she doesn’t recall making the comment

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Was Rachel Reeves’s budget really that bad?

Letters: Linda Marriott and Oane Jansen give Labour the benefit of the doubt. Plus a letter from John Thorn

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Chances missed in a short-termist budget

Letters: Despite Wednesday’s budget, massive public spending will still be needed to revive the UK economy, writes Colin Hines. Plus a letter from Bernie Evans

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Four claims from the 2025 Budget debate fact checked

Full Fact takes a look at claims about tax thresholds, NHS appointments, unemployment and house building.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025