Treasury accused of giving ‘deliberately false and misleading’ pre-Budget briefings IN FULL The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Calls to investigate claims Treasury misled the public The Treasury has been accused of giving ‘deliberately false and misleading’ briefings ahead of the Budget The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Watchdog urged to investigate pre-Budget briefing over deficit claims SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn described the Budget as ‘built on a lie’. Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
‘This country is a mess and Reeves’s Budget made things even worse – I won’t vote for Labour again’ BUDGET 2025: Labour will need the Budget to go down well with swing voters in areas such as Sheerness and Kensington if the party is to stand a chance of holding onto power at the next general election. Dan Haygarth and Hebe Campbell spoke to locals to see if they… The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Cuts to insulation scheme will leave homes cold over winter, experts say E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to survive The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025
Rachel Reeves faces calls to quit after watchdog contradicts her £30bn ‘black hole’ warning The Chancellor faces cross-party anger after revelations that the UK’s supposed £30bn fiscal gap was actually just £2.5bn, fuelling claims she misled voters to justify tax rises Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
National debt crisis will be averted by governments 'mobilizing and encouraging' private wealth to fill their budget holes, says UBS "Governments have long mobilized private wealth to support public finances. There are several approaches," UBS chief economist, Paul Donovan, outlined in a recent call. Fortune · Nov 29, 2025
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025
Don’t worry, Rachel Reeves – you’re not the only one with embarrassing relatives IN FOCUS: Rachel Reeves’ Budget week from hell has just got worse, as her own uncle Terry has publicly criticised her policies. But she’s far from the only public figure with an embarrassingly vocal family member, as Katie Rosseinsky discovers The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’ The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’. Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’ The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
Flynn warns foundations of UK ‘can’t and won’t be fixed’ as SNP eyes indyref2 The SNP Westminster leader has urged Scots to back his party at next year’s election. Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
Higher business taxes to cost pub sector £150m and threaten jobs – analysis Firms will end up paying more despite business rates being lowered in the Budget, industry bosses are warning. Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025
No 10 denies Reeves 'lied to public about £21bn black hole' before budget Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’ Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Starmer’s employment rights U-turn is a sharp move few will cheer him for THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The six-month qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal is a step in the right direction, which should have been taken long ago – but this dangerous habit of breaking manifesto pledges is compounding a crisis of trust in politics
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 Woman jailed for harassing Rachel Reeves’s MP sister Tracey Smith sent the government minister and MP Ellie Reeves 22 emails and 10 voicemails
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 People deriving income solely from state pension won’t be taxed, says chancellor Clarification creates prospect of two-tier system for retirees solely on new state pension and those on private schemes
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Your Party or Our Party: Your Party reveals new name options after months of indecision Members of the fledgling party will be able to vote between the four options
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 ‘The City can’t be taken for granted’: how banks won over Rachel Reeves JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs to expand UK presence after sector was spared from higher taxes in budget
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Reeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’
The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025 What the budget means for the NHS The NHS didn’t receive a great deal of specific attention in Rachel Reeves’ budget. She mentioned it, but in fairly general terms around plans to invest and cut waiting lists.
The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025 Polls say Starmer and Reeves are the most unpopular PM and chancellor ever – what’s a fair way to judge them? After last year’s tax-raising budget, UK chancellor Rachel Reeves assured the public that Labour had “wiped the slate clean” and would not be coming back for more. And yet this year, the chancellor froze tax thresholds and introduced several other tax-raising measures in a budget that was called “brutal” even…
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Woman who threatened Rachel Reeves’ sister with ‘bullets’ jailed for harassment Tracey Smith sent her MP Ellie Reeves emails and voicemails accusing her sister, the chancellor, of physically assaulting her
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025 Pubs warn alcohol prices will rise even more as industry hit by 'brutal' Budget A slew of price increases are hitting pubs after Rachel Reeves’ budget, with many doomed to close
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 Congratulations, everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it’s only cost us £26bn Labour can proudly say this was a budget for working people – that is, if your job happens to be prime minister, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde