FTSE 100 closes higher despite sluggish economic growth The tepid progress for the economy recently could prompt the Office for Budget Responsibility to downgrade its economic assessment. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Voices: ‘Fantasy economics’: Readers warn of housing chaos if stamp duty is scrapped YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to scrap stamp duty, with one warning it would ‘do absolutely nothing for renters or those already priced out’ The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Labour tax pledge stands, says No 10, as Reeves rolls pitch for hikes on wealthy The Chancellor has acknowledged she is looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts at her November 26 Budget. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Proposed changes to business rates ‘risk slowdown’ in investment, warns BT BT’s finance chief said expected changes at next month’s Budget could cost infrastructure firms an extra £400 million each year. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Number of children in temporary accommodation hits new record high Campaigners are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to unfreeze housing benefit in the Budget The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Number of children in temporary accommodation almost double Wembley capacity Campaigners are calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to unfreeze housing benefit in the Budget. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
UK shoppers set to be handed boost with zero-interest credit cards A report also anticipates a rise in credit card defaults in the coming months The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Chancellor facing further Budget challenges after muted economic growth The ONS said GDP rose by 0.1% in August and fell by 0.1% in July, in a revision to the previous estimate for no growth. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Premier Inn sales slip in UK despite boost from Oasis gigs Hospitality group Whitbread said it shaved millions of pounds off of its cost base in a bid to mitigate higher labour costs and food inflation. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Londoners in the firing line for tax rises as Reeves says levy on wealthy 'will be part of story' at Budget Chancellor says higher taxes on the wealthy will be ‘part of the story’ when she delivers her Budget on November 26 Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Thursday briefing: Rachel Reeves starts to sell a tough budget to the public In today’s newsletter: The chancellor begins to lay the groundwork ahead of next month’s big speech The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial markets The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 Higher taxes for the wealthy will be ‘part of the story’, says Reeves ahead of Budget The chancellor has confirmed that tax rises for the wealthy will be ‘part of the story’ as she seeks to fill a £50m financial blackhole
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 ‘Tinkering around edges’ at Budget risks another year of economic pain, IFS warns Reeves Chancellor must take ‘bold action’ to avoid ‘limping from one forecast to the next’
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025 Reeves faces Budget ‘groundhog day’ without bold action, says IFS The think tank said it expects the Chancellor will need to find at least £22 billion next month.
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025 Reeves suggests higher taxes on wealthy will be in Budget The Chancellor said the economy is still suffering from the impacts of leaving the European Union, austerity policies and Liz Truss’s mini-budget.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025 FTSE 100 falters as investors mull outlook for UK economy It comes as Rachel Reeves told Sky News that she is looking at both tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget.
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 Martin Lewis warns Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA cut plan will upset millions MoneySavingExpert founder says Treasury would receive more tax and mortgage lenders would be hit
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025 OPINION - Boobs aren't the only thing Zack Polanski can increase in size — no wonder Labour is terrified The Green party’s membership is ballooning, but Labour’s still too shy to confront its new leader over tax plans
International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025 Reeves Warns of Hard Choices Ahead — Tax Hikes Back on the Table Rachel Reeves signals 'hard choices' in the 26 November Autumn Budget, with tax rises and spending cuts under active consideration as the OBR's downgrade and IMF forecasts heap pressure on the UK's public finances.
International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025 Rachel Reeves on the Budget: Why Tax Rises and Spending Cuts Could Be Inevitable Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed that she is considering tax increases and spending cuts for the upcoming budget.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget