Starmer's spokesman pushed back on brain drain questions.(No 10 Downing Street)

The UK government has denied that more Brits are leaving the country because of a higher tax burden.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman denied suggestions that tens of thousands of Brits were fleeing the country due to higher taxes after the Budget raised the burden by another £26bn to a historic high .

City AM analysis showed that 30-year-old masters graduates earning 50 per cent above the median wage for the age bracket in 2030 will be paying around £10,000 more in tax and loan repayments than they would have been if income tax thresholds were not frozen by 2021.

The higher tax load on young professionals underscores graduates’ growing sense of frustration with the UK’s tax and welfare system, with a rec

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