Category: UK Politics

Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

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‘A grotesque indignity to women’: Rachel Reeves scraps dehumanising rape clause

Rachel Reeves hit out at the “grotesque” rape clause tied to the two-child cap policy during her Budget speech.

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Watch live: Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises as MPs react

Watch live from the Commons after Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget speech on Wednesday (26 November).

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The most chaotic Budget in living memory ends in complete shambles – before it’s even started

The accidental leak of details of Rachel Reeves’ Budget by the Office for Budget Responsibility before she got to her feet was one final bit of chaos for this make-or-break Budget, says political editor David Maddox

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Reeves takes aim at ‘hypotherapist’ Zack Polanksi during Budget address

Rachel Reeves made a jab at “hypnotherapist” Zack Polanski whilst announcing her Budget on Wednesday (26 November).

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Your cash ISA options after Rachel Reeves’s Budget cut – and the exemption you need to know about

A cut to the cash ISA limit doesn’t have to have a negative impact on your savings or your future

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How salary sacrifice schemes changes in Rachel Reeves’ Budget will affect you

Many people are already thought to be heading for a tough retirement financially

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Vulnerable migrants routinely handcuffed and detained for hours, damning report finds

Home Office accused of ‘inexcusable disregard for safety of vulnerable people in its care’

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What the autumn Budget could mean for pensioners

Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm an above inflation rise on state pensions

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Farage offers legal support to farmers after ‘several arrests’ at tractor protest in Whitehall

The Met Police put down restrictions on tractors in Whitehall due to prospect of ‘serious disruption’ – but protest organisers said it was ‘impossible at this stage to stop farmers coming’

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