Chancellor must take action to bring down energy bills, says SNP MP Kirsty Blackman called on the Chancellor to set out a timetable to reduce energy bills. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024
What won’t happen in today’s Budget? Labour’s less likely options weighed up From taxes on wealth to unhealthy foods – here are the unlikely options open to Labour at the Budget The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Rachel Reeves expected to raise national minimum wage by 6% in 2025 Above-inflation increase would give pay rise to more than 1 million low-paid workers The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
Budget will end NHS ‘neglect’ but improvement will take time, ministers warn Rachel Reeves said the Budget alone may not be enough to turn the NHS around while Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ‘real change takes time’. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024
NHS facing ‘real problems this winter’ and Budget cash will not prevent avoidable deaths, Streeting warns ‘I think in one Budget, you cannot undo 14 years of damage,’ admits chancellor Rachel Reeves The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come Rachel Reeves uses a pre-Budget visit to a hospital to warn that fixing Britain’s problems ‘will take more than one Budget’ The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
Budget 2024: Keir Starmer suffers biggest fall in popularity for new PM Approval rating plunges from high of plus 11 after landslide election win to -38 as Wednesday’s Budget looms Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024
Private schools warn sector could ‘fall apart’ if hit by national insurance and VAT tax blow Independent school leaders fear sector will be hit twice in Wednesday’s Budget The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
‘Cock-up with the comms’: how Labour announced five non-existent freeports Erroneous announcement traced back to briefing note prepared by Treasury officals, ahead of PM’s Samoa trip The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
England ‘seen as world leading on nature-friendly farming at Cop16’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a £100 million cut to funding for nature-friendly farming in Wednesday’s Budget. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024
Labour’s budget can bring hope and stability Letter: In a decisive week for the government, David Blunkett recalls how the first Labour administration was brought down by a forged letter 100 years ago The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
UK Prime Minister Sets Stage For High-Stakes Budget Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government faces economic challenges, plans tax hikes, and adopts a cautious budget approach to address Britain's financial woes. Top News · Oct 28, 2024
Kemi Badenoch and Angela Rayner clash over four-day week: ‘No threat to the economy’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to unveil her first Budget since the general election on Wednesday The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Ministers fear 120,000 of most vulnerable pensioners will miss out on winter fuel payments Exclusive: Older people eligible for help to pay their heating bills this year, even after Rachel Reeves’s reforms, still face months-long delays processing claims, The Independent can reveal
The National (Scotland) · Oct 28, 2024 Lindsay Hoyle slams 'unacceptable' Rachel Reeves conduct in furious Commons speech LINDSAY Hoyle has slammed Rachel Reeves for "totally unacceptable" conduct in a furious speech at Westminster ...
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024 Hoyle rebukes Chancellor Rachel Reeves over ‘premature disclosure’ of Budget Ms Reeves has signalled she will rewrite the way Government debt is measured.
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Keir Starmer mistakenly announces five new freeports in comms ‘cock-up’ The government actually planned to announce new customs sites at five existing freeports that were previously announced by the Conservatives
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024 Budget 2024: Benefit reforms to be sped up in bid to bring down 'ballooning' bill supporting jobless The Chancellor pledged a ‘welfare overhaul’ designed to make ‘people who can work, do work’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024 Rachel Reeves needs more than just policies if she wants to make this week’s budget sing The mood music matters as much as the numbers, particularly since so few Britons understand how taxes actually work, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Keir Starmer warns the UK budget this week will reflect 'harsh' economic reality British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environment
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024 Sarwar says Labour will ‘end austerity’ as he challenges SNP ministers on Budget Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar spoke out as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Budget on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning Sir Keir Starmer gave a gloomy assessment ahead of Wednesday’s Budget in a major speech in Birmingham
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Budget 2024: How could Labour find £40bn in taxes and cuts? Labour has prepared the country for a “painful” fiscal event
The National (Scotland) · Oct 28, 2024 Keir Starmer denies fiscal fiddling will trigger Truss-style mortgage hikes KEIR Starmer has said he does “not accept” that Labour efforts to fiddle borrowing rules will result in Liz Truss-style mortgage hikes.