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The former chancellor described the government as ‘constrained by its promise’ after Labour’s general election manifesto pledged to not increase VAT, national insurance or income tax

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George Osborne has warned Rachel Reeves that it is “difficult to break a manifesto promise”, after she laid the groundwork for sweeping tax rises at the Budget.