Labour chancellor facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances
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Labour chancellor facing increasing pressure to rescue the UK’s troubled finances
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another blow after unexpectedly high borrowing figures led to warnings tax rises in November’s Budget now look "inevitable".
Rachel Reeves has come under pressure after soaring borrowing costs reach 27-year highs
Leading economists say the chancellor may have to raise taxes, cut public spending or tear up her fiscal rules
Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday
The chancellor said ‘of course, we’re looking at tax and spending’ ahead of her November 26 statement
Chancellor warns ‘we will all have to contribute’ to fixing Britain’s public finances
Labour chancellor told a ‘Scrabble bag’ of smaller increases will not rejuvenate UK’s faltering economy
