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Plans to raise income tax in budget ditched
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less than two weeks from the budget.
The decision, first reported in the Financial Times, comes after a bruising few days which has brought about a change of heart in Downing Street. Read more: How No 10 plunged itself into crisis I understand Downing Street has backed down amid fears about the backlash from disgruntled MPs and voters.
The Treasury and Number 10 declined to comment. The decision is a massive about-turn.
In a news conference last week, the chancellor appeared to pave the way for manifesto-breaking tax rises in the budget on 26 November. She spoke of difficult choices and insisted she could neither increase borrowing nor cut spending in order to stabilise the economy, telling the public "everyone has to play their part".
The decision to backtrack was communicated to the Office for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday in a submission of "major measures.
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