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Rachel Reeves’ ‘clumsy’ Labour deputy makes grovelling apology for comparing disabled benefits cuts to reducing a child’s pocket money _nhy

Rachel Reeves‘ Treasury deputy has made a grovelling apology after comparing Labour’s benefit cuts to reducing a child’s pocket money. Darren Jones admitted last night that he had been ‘tactless’ when he compared the drive to get millions of people…

Fresh raid on pension pots, two more years of ‘stealth’ tax threshold freeze, or a wealth tax: IFS warns Brits face being battered by Reeves AGAIN in Autumn as her spending plans are unrealistic_Nhy

Brits could face being battered with tax hikes by Rachel Reeves again this Autumn because her plans are unrealistic, a respected think-tank warned today. The IFS highlighted extending the freeze on tax thresholds by another two years as a potential ‘easy political…

Labour on course to MISS 1.5million homes target despite making it easier to to build on the Green Belt – and mortgage rates are forecast to rise-Nhy

Labour is on course to miss its target of building 1.5million new homes by the end of this parliament, Rachel Reeves admitted today as experts warned of more pain ahead for homeowners and buyers. The Chancellor insisted she was within ‘touching distance’ of…

Boarding school charging £36,000-a-year misses deadline to register its Year 11 pupils for this summer’s GCSE exams_Nhy

A blundering boarding school that charges £36,000-a-year in fees has failed to register its Year 11 pupils for this summer’s GCSE exams. Moorland School went into liquidation last year and was stripped of its licence to enter students for the…

Rachel Reeves branded delusional for claiming to be restoring economic stability – despite growth forecast slashed in half and MORE tax rises likely to come_Nhy

Rachel Reeves was branded delusional last night after insisting her economic plans are working as official growth forecasts were halved. On a humiliating day for the Chancellor, she was forced to deliver a £14 billion package of emergency spending cuts to…

So much for growth, growth, growth! Rachel Reeves admits forecast for economy HALVED with inflation higher – as she desperately ‘tops up’ benefits cuts to fill £14bn black hole in make-or-break Spring Statement_Nhy

Rachel Reeves laid out a fresh wave of spending cuts to offset stalling growth today as she battles to balance the government’s books. The Chancellor stressed the grim realities facing the country as she delivered her Spring Statement to the Commons,…

Countdown to Rachel Reeves’ April Fools tax bomb! Brits face fallout from hikes in council tax, NICs, IHT, vehicle duty and energy bills … and maybe Trump tariffs to come_Nhy

Voters are facing an April Fools Day tax nightmare as a swathe of cost increase come into effect, hammering their finances. Council tax and energy bills are set to go up from April 1, adding to the cost of running…

Wrists trembling, Reeves sounded shrivelled as she tried to blame ‘the party opposite’…but everyone knows she has brought disaster on herself_nhy

How vulnerable this once-confident Chancellor looked. Her two slender, white wrists trembled over the despatch box and she sought to buttress her voice. Pushed lower on her larynx, pressing for more volume amid the swirling din. She shouted that the…

Britain in a black hole: Rachel Reeves is forced to admit UK economy is flat-lining as she desperately slashes welfare payments among £15bn of cuts in make-or-break Spring Statement_Nhy

Rachel Reeves is laying out a wave of spending cuts today as she battles to balance the government’s books amid stalling growth. The Chancellor stressed the grim realities facing the country as she delivered her Spring Statement to the Commons, arguing…

Brits see Rachel Reeves as ‘incompetent’ as she faces make-or-break Spring Statement TOMORROW – with BoE giving grim growth warning ahead of ‘£15bn’ cuts package_nhy

Brits view Rachel Reeves as ‘incompetent’ as she prepares to deliver a make-or-break Spring Statement tomorrow. Polling by More in Common revealed the word was the most popular response when people were asked to sum up the Chancellor. It also exposed the…