Pressure intensifies on Rachel Reeves to resign following 'dismal' Autumn Budget for farmers

Reform leader Nigel Farage claims the Chancellor has 'misled' Parliament on the state of the public finances to warrant tax rises in the Budget, and thus broken the Ministerial Code

Chris Brayford
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Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Harriet Baldwin said: "We can see that the choices made by the Chancellor punish the employers, the farmers, the family businesses, the workers, the savers, the pensioners and the drivers—everyone who tries to do the right thing and tries not to be a burden on the state."
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Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Harriet Baldwin said: "We can see that the choices made by the Chancellor punish the employers, the farmers, the family businesses, the workers, the savers, the pensioners and the drivers—everyone who tries to do the right thing and tries not to be a burden on the state."

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing pressure to resign amid claims that she has 'misled' the country on the state of the public finances to justify raising taxes in the Autumn Budget. Ms Reeves announced...

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