A Labour plot to impose more eye-watering tax hikes was exposed today - with pension, inheritance, shares and high earners in the firing line.
Leaked proposals from Deputy PM Angela Rayner reveal she has been pushing to increase the burden on Brits instead of trimming spending and benefits.
The memo - sent to Rachel Reeves before the Spring Statement - suggested eight different tax rises that would raise billions of pounds in revenue.
Although the Chancellor ignored the lobbying at that stage, she is struggling to find a way of balancing the books as the economy stalls ahead of the Spending Review and Autumn Budget.
The details, first obtained by the Telegraph, suggest serious tensions at the heart of the government over its approach.
