The Tories are calling for Starmer to sack Reeves if taxes go up

The Tories are calling for Keir Starmer to sack Rachel Reeves as Chancellor if she raises taxes at the Budget.

In a ratcheting up of the political pressure on Reeves, Kemi Badenoch has said the Chancellor should be fired in the event the Labour government fails to stick to promises not to raise taxes at the Budget.

At a pre-Budget rally on Thursday, Badenoch is expected to say that Labour should cut spending instead of raise taxes further, which could include an adoption of its savings proposals , including £23bn cuts to the welfare bill.

“Nobody voted for high taxes and out-of-control spending, but that’s what they’re getting from this weak Prime Minister,” Badenoch said.

“After her Budget last year, Rachel Reeves pro

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