9/24/2026
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Tories challenge chancellor to rule out tax rises in budget as Badenoch labelled ‘embarrassment’ for Bank of England gaffe – UK politics live

Filed by Terra Bloom
Tories challenge chancellor to rule out tax rises in budget as Badenoch labelled ‘embarrassment’ for Bank of England gaffe – UK politics live
The Conservatives want to brand Burnham’s administration as a ‘traditional tax and spend socialist government’Kemi Badenoch was not the only person who criticised the government’s decision to appoint Paul Nowak to the Bank of England’s court, in line with a long tradition that the TUC gets representation there. (See 8.58am and 9.24am.) Last night Richard Tice, the Reform UK deputy leader, issued this statement.This is staggering. Our socialist Chancellor has dished out a big Bank of England fina
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Tories challenge chancellor to rule out tax rises in budget as Badenoch labelled ‘embarrassment’ for Bank of England gaffe – UK politics live — Watch Tower