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The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Cooling labour market adds to Reeves’s tax-raising dilemma

Hints at plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions comes as demand for labour slows

The Guardian - UK

Capital gains tax will not hit 39%, says Treasury minister - but he won’t rule out rise in October Budget

National Insurance for employers also appears set to increase in the Budget on October 30

Evening Standard

No 10 rejects claims PM received Taylor Swift tickets as ‘thank you’ for security measures – as it happened

Downing St says decisions over protection for the singer were up to Scotland Yard and not the government

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: Starmer says ‘working people’ shouldn’t fear the Budget – but who are they? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As ministers offer conflicting views on whether high earners, landlords, and those with investment income should be included in the group protected from tax increases in Labour’s Budget, we want to know how you would define ‘working people’

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: How Keir Starmer pitched his vision of Britain to big business

In today’s newsletter: At a summit in London on Monday, the prime minister tried to stir investment in Britain – here’s how it went

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves boosts big business as she caps corporation tax at 25% and woos investment in Britain

Fourth big tax freeze as chancellor makes bold offer to attract top global firms to UK

The Independent UK

UK’s new industrial strategy shows welcome signs of pragmatism. But the watchdog must have teeth

Rachel Reeves’s green paper seems to take policy more seriously than Tory predecessors

The Guardian - UK

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How to make sure the budget secures the investment Britain needs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to “rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment” in the UK. He was speaking at his government’s first international investment summit, an attempt to encourage the finance and business worlds to put more money into the country.

The Conversation

Reeves hints at rise in employer national insurance, as critics claim it breaches manifesto

Chancellor says businesses will understand balancing the books is necessary for fiscal stability

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves signals National Insurance hike in Budget as Chancellor vows tax system to 'support wealth creation'

Rachel Reeves promises to create a tax system that supports wealth creation and investment but warns decisions ahead will ‘not always be easy’

Evening Standard

Reeves warned national insurance hike would be ‘straightforward breach’ of manifesto

Speculation is mounting that the chancellor is considering raising employer contributions

The Independent UK

The pensioner denied winter fuel payment because she’s just £3 over threshold

Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting ‘a £22bn black hole’ in the public finances

The Independent UK

Brexit wine tax sparks call for consumers to pressure MPs

Exclusive: Customers asked to write to MPs ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget later this month over reforms

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer pushed on Brexit as he pledges to rip up regulations to 'boost growth'

PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer is set to pledge a bonfire of regulations that he claims “needlessly holds back investment” at a major business…

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The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

The Guardian - UK

Over £60bn of pledges announced at UK’s investment summit – as it happened

Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit

Unions express concern as PM to say government will ‘rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment’

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves must keep promise to ease business rates burden, say retailers

Plea comes as analysis warns of £2.7bn tax hike mainly affecting smaller retail, leisure and hospitality firms

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer walks fine line between needs of big business and those of working people

There is discomfort in Labour’s ranks over way forward as PM prepares to welcome powerful financiers to London investment summit

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries not rogue, says business secretary after cabinet rift

Jonathan Reynolds continues damage limitation effort after colleague Louise Haigh called firm a ‘rogue operator’

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s challenge is complicated by the triumph of finance. That’s bad news for UK plc

To get the necessary investment, Labour must bring the financial sector onboard while diluting its often malign influence

The Independent UK

Politics LIVE: Starmer clashes with Sunak over national security at PMQs as assisted dying bill introduced

Labour government will allow free vote by MPs on controversial assisted dying bill

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services

About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules

The Guardian - UK

How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache

Frustration grows with chancellor locked away in Treasury and facing competing challenges for her historic speech

The Guardian - UK

Leeds sculpture celebrates 400 women, from suffragists to boxers

Ribbons, by Pippa Hale and initiated by Labour’s Rachel Reeves, bears names of Leeds women past and present

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