The chancellor is facing mounting pressure to hike income tax amid an expectation that £30bn worth of tax rises will be needed in the Budget

Labour chancellor also facing calls to raise levies on lawyers, sugar, salt and longhaul flights in the Budget

The chancellor is facing mounting pressure to hike income tax amid an expectation that £30bn worth of tax rises will be needed in the Budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged to ditch her manifesto promise and hike income tax, national insurance or VAT this autumn.