After all the drama can MPs, the markets, business and voters stomach Rachel Reeves’s budget? Sam and Anne look behind the headlines

Millions of these workers “would have been better off with their tax rates rising than their thresholds being frozen”, according to the

The chancellor has acknowledged she is “asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more” following her series of announcements yesterday, including

On Wednesday the chancellor broke those pledges as she lifted taxes by another £26bn, adding to the £40bn rise in her first

However, the chancellor also told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby that she had “managed to keep that contribution as low as

On Wednesday the chancellor broke those pledges as she lifted taxes by another £26bn, adding to the £40bn rise in her first

They came despite Metropolitan Police restrictions banning agricultural machinery from the area. One tractor was parked outside Parliament on Abingdon Street bearing

The move, which comes into effect in April 2029, is expected to raise more than £4bn in that financial year. Budget latest:

The “high value council tax surcharge” will apply in England from 2028 and will raise £400m a year for the government, the

Unfiltered by political spin and pitch rolling, and unencumbered by the argument that everything is only the Tories’ fault, we could see

The measures have been revealed in a forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which was released in error ahead of

It comes after a report from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which analyses policies decided on by the chancellor, was published

The measures have been revealed in a forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which was released in error ahead of

They came despite Metropolitan Police restrictions banning agricultural machinery from the area. One tractor was parked outside Parliament on Abingdon Street bearing

In a newly released video, Rachel Reeves said the public is “frustrated at the pace of change” – but vowed to “take