The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.

Rachel Reeves vowed not to increase taxes in the Budget, a resurfaced clip shared by Kemi Badenoch shows. In the clip, dated 4 November 2024, the Chancellor told Sir Trevor…

Rachel Reeves dodged a question about whether she would still be chancellor at the next general election after unveiling a package of £26bn tax hikes in the Budget. When asked…