The Standard Podcast: Labour support in London hits all-time low Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Simon Harris responds to warning Ireland is budgeting ‘like there’s no tomorrow’ The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) issued the warning a week after Mr Harris became Finance Minister. The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Farage offers legal support to farmers after ‘several arrests’ at tractor protest in Whitehall The Met Police put down restrictions on tractors in Whitehall due to prospect of ‘serious disruption’ – but protest organisers said it was ‘impossible at this stage to stop farmers coming’ The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Watch live: Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises as MPs react Watch live from the Commons after Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget speech on Wednesday (26 November). The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Farmers bring tractors to Budget day protest despite Met police ban Police said the decision to ban agricultural machinery from Whitehall had been taken because of ‘serious disruption’ the vehicles may cause. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Tractors descend on London for Budget protest despite police ban ‘Several arrests’ as convoy of tractors come to capital on Budget Day in protest at the Family Farm Tax, bringing central London traffic to a standstill Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Budget 2025: Income tax rate will not rise, signals minister - but millions of families 'face £1,600 hit' Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones makes clear the Government has ruled out a manifesto-busting increase in income tax Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Budget 2025: Reeves claims freezing tax thresholds in budget does not breach manifesto pledge – as it happened Chancellor says she will not ‘get into semantics’ when questioned on issue after her statement The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
Pets At Home eyes ‘urgent’ cost-saving measures as retail profits plunge The group said cost-cutting would be a key part of its retail revival plan The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves will announce the Budget today: Here's what to expect The Standard looks at the measures the Chancellor is expected to announce today Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Reeves acknowledges anger over economic unfairness as she prepares to hike tax Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget as she battles to turn around the Government’s fortunes. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
FTSE 100 Live 26 November: Pets at Home profit slides, National Express owner targets cost cuts Rachel Reeves will today attempt to bridge a fiscal black hole estimated to be between £20 billion and £30 billion. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves must avoid a ‘Del Boy Trotter’ Budget Black hole can’t be filled if there are ‘No income tax, no VAT’ rises Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Budget 2025 live: IFS warn Rachel Reeves she is ‘disincentivising growth’ after Starmer defends tax rises Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 UK borrowing costs fall after early release of budget forecasts – as it happened OBR forecasts appear to show that chancellor has more than doubled her fiscal headroom to almost £22bn
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Wednesday briefing: What may be in – and out – of Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ budget In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor prepares to deliver one of the most heavily briefed budgets ever, tax rises, the two-child benefit cap and a ‘mansion tax’ are all on the table
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves says public ‘angry at unfairness’ in economy ahead of Budget The Chancellor said the Government had started to see results in the past year.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves’s high-stakes autumn budget in five key charts Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans shaped by weak productivity, high borrowing costs and cost of living crisis
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Reeves vows to make ‘fair and necessary choices’ as Budget day dawns The Chancellor will aim to grasp the cost of living, and fiscal credibility in her second Budget
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Reeves braced for major Budget clash with businesses over minimum wage and tax rises The chancellor is set to use her Budget to pin Labour’s hopes on tackling the cost of living while balancing the books by targeting the wealthy
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025 Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves to hammer London in tax grab on wealthy homeowners and millions of workers The Chancellor’s plans will also see 260,000 children in the capital benefit from the lifting of the two-child welfare cap
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025 Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget The Chancellor is set to deliver her second Budget on Wednesday, when she has warned she will raise taxes to fill a black hole in the public finances.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gap