Budget must hit super rich & be fair to all

RACHEL Reeves has vowed to address the cost-of-living crisis in the Budget with measures to help working families.

- RACHEL Reeves has vowed to

If what she means by this is a set of policies that genuinely lift living standards across the board then that will be very welcome. It is unfortunately a difficult objective to achieve as her predecessors in the Treasury will confirm.

And despite a promise to end Tory chaos, Labour has been giving the distinct impression of hectic indecision behind the scenes. A plan to raise income tax has clearly been abandoned after Reeves’ hastily arranged press conference to float the idea.