Rachel Reeves, Income Tax
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Reeves did not say that she is definitely going to blow up what remains of Labour’s political credibility, but it was very clear that the great betrayal of voters’ trust is in the post. In a highly-unusual pre-Budget speech from Downing Street, she told the country that “each of us must do our bit”.
Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be considering a proposal by the Resolution Foundation to raise income tax by 2p on the pound while cutting national insurance by the same amount
Of course Keir Starmer should sack Rachel Reeves. She’s arguably the country’s worst Chancellor since Anthony Barber. Possibly even since a clueless Winston Churchill decided to restore Britain to the gold standard.
Trevor Phillips called out a senior Labour minister today over the way Rachel Reeves has been treated after breaking property law. The chancellor has been in the spotlight this week after it was revealed she was renting out her family home without the correct licence.
Ms Reeves initially informed Sir Keir that she was unaware of the requirement, but emails published on Thursday showed her husband had been notified by the letting agency.