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A quick-fix way for Rachel Reeves to tax the wealthy

Letters: W Gwyn Thomas on how the chancellor could drum up £40bn, while Stuart Finegan says nothing will change while big businesses and wealthy people hold key influence in politics

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘a recipe for total disaster’ for nurseries, Tories claim

Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien said up to four in 10 early years providers are expected to close as a result of the NI increase.

Evening Standard

Business confidence tumbles to two-year low following Reeves’s raid on employers

Bosses expect orders to fall, costs to rise and consumer confidence to be hit

The Independent UK

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Opposition growing to family farm tax ahead of major protest in London

A fourth council in England has signed up to calls for Rachel Reeves to reconsider plans to impose inheritance tax on family farms

The Independent UK

Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks

The Chancellor said economic growth was not a ‘zero-sum game’ and could benefit both the UK and EU.

Evening Standard

Reeves urged to reverse Brexit damage in crunch Brussels talks

In an attempt to reset the dynamic with the EU, the chancellor is expected to acknowledge Britain and Europe’s fractious relationship in recent years

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves warns of greater trade barriers with EU unless relationship improves – as it happened

UK chancellor wants to reset ties with EU; oil and gold prices climb after fall of Assad

The Guardian - UK

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Reeves to pledge closer EU ties in pivot from post-Brexit ‘division and chaos’

First speech by UK chancellor to eurozone finance ministers since 2020 will promise ‘business-like’ approach to relations

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves wants EU relations 'reset' to drive economic growth

Rachel Reeves will be the first Chancellor to attend the Eurogroup meeting of EU finance ministers since Brexit

Evening Standard

Reeves aims for ‘businesslike’ relationship with EU in finance chiefs meeting

Rachel Reeves will be the first Chancellor to attend the Eurogroup meeting of EU finance ministers since Brexit.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves banks on fixing Brexit to achieve pledged economic growth

Rachel Reeves will be the first chancellor since Brexit to join a meeting of European finance ministers

The Independent UK

Scottish council warns services at risk over Labour's £30m tax bombshell

SCOTLAND’S biggest city faces a £30 million bombshell which puts services at risk because of Labour’s tax hikes, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

What determines whether a PM will sink or swim? Look to their chancellor

In such a crucial double act, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves must be on the same page over the EU

The Guardian - UK

One million elderly people skipping meals amid winter fuel benefit crisis

The row over Labour’s cuts to pensioners’ energy payments is about to flare up again after damning new research

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Voices: Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it

COMMENT: The former chancellor says Rachel Reeves’s budget ‘black hole’ is fiction. John Rentoul examines whether voters will listen

Evening Standard

Shoppers urged to support smaller businesses

Small Business Saturday could provide a ‘lifeline’ for smaller companies, say campaigners.

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel I’ve upset a few people over the years’: actor Brian Cox on overrated co-stars, charmless politicians and the joy of smoking weed

He’s famed for grumpy roles and outspoken views, but don’t be fooled – the Succession star is a pussycat at heart. He talks about growing up in poverty, falling in love with his wife – and out of love with Labour

Evening Standard

What the papers say – December 7

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages.

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Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves tells small business owner: ‘We are trying to help’

The Chancellor toured the Leeds Corn Exchange ahead of Small Business Saturday.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to meet with EU counterparts over Ukraine support

The bloc faces pressure to bolster defence ahead of a second Trump presidency

The Guardian - UK

We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait

It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Independent UK

Starmer fails to rule out new tax rises – despite Reeves’ claim there wouldn’t be another hike

Concerns are growing over the possibility of another tax raid in the spring

Evening Standard

£2 bus fare cap hike puts rural routes at risk, MP warns

The current £2 cap was due to expire at the end of 2024.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s big idea? Put more police back on the beat

PM refreshes pre-election pledge of safer streets as key part of ‘plan for change’ – as business group casts doubt on Labour’s mission to grow the economy

The Independent UK

Labour MP becomes first to attack party’s inheritance tax raid on farms

Markus Campbell-Savours, the Labour MP for Penrith and Solway, said he would rebel against Rachel Reeves’ Budget measure to extend inheritance tax

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