The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

NHS set to receive 4% budget rise but health chiefs say it may not be enough

Whitehall source says it would only allow NHS to ‘stand still’ on waiting lists rather than reduce them

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Rachel Reeves expected to extend ‘stealth’ freeze on income tax thresholds

Policy known as ‘fiscal drag’ could bring in as much as £7bn a year after 2028, while dragging workers into paying more tax

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Businesses warn tax hikes could send fish and chips prices soaring as restaurants brace for Budget

Fish and chips owners are ‘hoping to stay afloat’ amid speculation of further tax hikes on the October Budget

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's tax promises mean Rachel Reeves is operating with one hand tied behind her back

Virtually all new Chancellors raise taxes in their first Budget. But few plan to do so by quite as much as Rachel Reeves. The much-vaunted £22 billion fiscal blackhole seems to be growing ever wider, with reports swirling that the Chancellor is seeking to raise up to £40 billion in…

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024

What the inheritance tax rise in the Budget means for you

Only around 4 per cent of families have to pay ‘death tax’ under current legislation

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Inheritance tax to rise in Budget as Reeves plans to hit well-off

Just 5 per cent of all deaths incurred Inheritance Tax in 2022–23

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Starmer says UK will support Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ after meeting Biden, Macron and Scholz – as it happened

PM meets Biden, Macron and Scholz at pivotal moment for global conflicts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Rachel Reeves to push forward with £3bn sickness benefits cut in Budget

Charities warned cuts proposed by the Tories would have a ‘devastating impact’ on disabled people

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Benefits will be cut, says jobs minister as Rachel Reeves hikes taxes and seeks spending savings in Budget

Taxes which may rise include National Insurance on employers, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and stamp duty

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024

Rachel Reeves considers raising tax on vapes in autumn budget

Exclusive: news comes as figures show a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have tried vaping

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024