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PM says leaders should ‘stick to their word’ but fails to reaffirm tax pledge

The Prime Minister repeatedly declined to rule out hitting working people with extra tax in the Budget.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in the roof

The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: What has Labour pledged on income tax?

Ahead of next Wednesday’s Budget, Full Fact looks at the detail of Labour’s manifesto commitments.

Evening Standard

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Top member of Reeves’ Budget team previously backed plans to hit small businesses

Industry leaders say the government ‘would be out of its mind’ to adopt the proposals

The Independent UK

Any salary sacrifice clampdown ‘would hit pension savers, firms and economy’

Pensions UK and the Federation of Small Businesses have sent a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging her not to change salary sacrifice.

Evening Standard

Here’s how you can become an ISA millionaire as numbers hit record high

Some investors now have ISAs worth in excess of £4m

The Independent UK

Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

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Rachel Reeves: ‘I’m sick of the mansplaining on how to be Chancellor'

The UK’s first female Chancellor has spoken out about the sexism she’s faced whilst undertaking the mammoth task of trying to plug the black hole in public finances

Evening Standard

Reeves facing fresh pressure to axe farm inheritance tax changes in Budget

The National Farmers’ Union said Ms Reeves ‘cannot keep taxing businesses into the ground’.

The Independent UK

Scrap windfall tax and lift ban on new oil, leading business figures urge Reeves

Martin Gilbert and Sir Ian Wood led two of the biggest firms in Aberdeen.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor

As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer opens up about brother’s death: ‘It hit me like a bus’

The PM revealed he visited his brother in secret in the months before he died

The Independent UK

London travellers could face Eurostar price hikes after government hits Channel Tunnel with major tax increase

A three-fold jump in Channel Tunnel business rates threatens higher Eurostar fares for London travellers

Evening Standard

Two-thirds of Britons worried about affording the essentials this Christmas, poll reveals

Exclusive: Three-in-four Brits believe poverty in the UK is getting worse as Reeves prepares for crunch Budget

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Evening Standard

Budget cannot see UK ‘muddle through’, says Reeves

The Chancellor stressed that the UK must take a ‘different path’ on the economy.

The Guardian - UK

How could Reeves hit gambling firms – and are they fearmongering over impact?

Chancellor is expected to increase duties bookies and casinos pay, ending months of speculation and lobbying

Evening Standard

The Standard podcast: Green light go-ahead for London transport upgrade

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Reeves ‘not even sure what the popular path is’ on the budget – as it happened

Chancellor says ‘We can’t just carry on like this and muddle through. We have to make some decisions to get on a different path’

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The Independent UK

I’m sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor, says Rachel Reeves

The chancellor also admitted the government has ‘made a couple of unforced errors’ but insisted it is ‘fighting to win’

The Independent UK

Government borrowing higher-than-forecast in pre-Budget blow to Chancellor

The Office for National Statistics said public sector borrowing stood at £17.4 billion last month, above the £14.4 billion official forecast.

Evening Standard

Government borrowing figures exceed forecasts in pre-Budget blow to Rachel Reeves

With public sector borrowing surpassing predictions, the government faces further challenges just days before the Budget

The Guardian - UK

UK government borrows more than expected in setback before budget

October figures represent final snapshot of public finances before Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statement

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The end of the affair – why we’ve fallen out of love with the cinema

In today’s newsletter: Box office takings are tanking. Amid indulgent vanity products, endless sequels and the rise of streaming, how can Hollywood revive the magic?

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Reeves to drop private finance plans for NHS buildings

Chancellor told PFI-style schemes familiar from New Labour era are ‘fiscal illusion’ offering no value for money

The Independent UK

Tax the banks to offer £300 energy bill cuts, Reeves urged

The SNP said a windfall tax on commercial banks would raise £8 billion a year.

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