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Wealth taxes, pension raids, inheritance tax, does Labour really not know there’s another option, asks John O’Connell There are recipients of enhanced personal independence payments (PIP) for ...
Rachel Reeves faces a 'hell slide' as she tries to balance growth ambitions with her fiscal rules after Labour's humiliating ...
Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer were forced to U-turn on PIP reforms under pressure from backbench MPs (Photo: Jack Hill/AFP) Rachel Reeves has all but confirmed she will raise taxes this ...
Rachel Reeves has admitted that taxes are too high despite refusing to rule out further increases in future. Speaking before ...
People who rely on disability benefits fear future claimants will be pushed into poverty once the Government’s “unfair” welfare reforms kick in.Labour is tightening eligibility for Personal ...
Sir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation about Rachel Reeves' future after the chancellor was seen crying in the House of Commons. The pound plummeted and government ...
But the PIP U-turn did nothing to quell seething anger and concern from Labour MPs – some of whom launched furious attacks on ministers’ handling of the flagship legislation.
NIESR said Reeves may have to build a larger headroom to win support from the bond markets and businesses across the country.
Sir Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform agenda to get the legislation through its first ...