Burnham talks of radical change, but Treasury mood music says otherwise Bond market volatility means John Healey will have to take tough decisions, soon, if he wants to meet spending pledges The Guardian - UK · Sep 6
Burnham tries to calm bond market fears as sell-off threatens crucial first budget Prime minister promises his government will make decisions ‘grounded in fiscal responsibility’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 2
Where will Andy Burnham find the money to fund his spending pledges? The new PM is already under pressure to explain how he will pay for his ambitious plans to remake Britain The Guardian - UK · Jul 21
Britain’s economic growth to be weakest in a century outside of pandemic and WWII, think tank warns The UK’s top two economic think tanks – the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies – have issued dire warnings over economic growth and borrowing a day after Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement The Independent UK · Mar 4
UK faces tax hikes or cuts to public services in bid to hit defence spending target, IFS warns IFS director Helen Miller said: ‘The takeaway is that we should not expect the Government to be able to meaningfully increase what we spend on defence’ The Independent UK · Mar 4
Starmer forced to deny breaking Labour manifesto as experts sound dire warning over Budget plans Damning assessment came as chancellor and prime minister forced to defend plans and insist they did not breach manifesto promises The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025
Budget tax rises may be ‘fiscal fiction’ as pain delayed for election year, IFS warns Labour MPs welcome scrapping of two-child benefit cap but worry about hefty future tax increases on constituents The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025
Welcome to the half-real, half-fantasy world that is ‘the day after the budget’ This is the day when politicians and amateur commentators talk more doggybollox than on any other day of the year The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025
Reeves should be more ambitious on tax reform to boost economic growth – IFS The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ director Helen Miller called on the Chancellor to be more ambitious about measures to boost growth. The Independent UK · Nov 27, 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’ The Independent UK · 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 urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto Tax experts said the fiscal backdrop to the Chancellor’s November Budget is ‘desperate’. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Rachel Reeves set to bet the house on economic growth by loosening mortgage rules The chancellor is set to rip up many of the rules brought in after the 2008 financial crash to encourage investors and businesses to take risks again and open up the housing market to thousands more first-time buyers The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likely
Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025 Welfare U-turn raises questions over Labour’s tax plans Sir Keir Starmer will face a grilling from MPs on Wednesday as he attempts to repair relations with his backbenchers.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025 Rachel Reeves must think big to fund Labour’s ‘battle-ready’ Britain. Tweaks and tinkering won’t do The whole tax and spending ship is an unseaworthy rustbucket. This spending review is a chance to fix it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024 Budget 2024: Chancellor Rachel Reeves gambles billions on RED with tax and borrowing rises to rebuild Britain She has defended the drastic action so the Government can ‘invest, invest, invest’ in the UK
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops The Institute for Fiscal Studies says personal taxes are rising despite much-hyped Tory tax cuts
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