Reeves: PM and I Decided ‘As a Team’ Not to Hike Income Tax

Reeves: PM and I Decided ‘As a Team’ Not to Hike Income Tax
Rachel Reeves said the leak of the Government’s plans for income tax was ‘incredibly damaging’ House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA
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Rachel Reeves said she and Sir Keir Starmer had decided “as a team” not to raise income tax as she hit out at “too many leaks” in the run-up to Budget.

The Chancellor told MPs the “very close partnership” between herself and the Prime Minister meant the move to extend a freeze on tax thresholds instead had been made jointly.