Fears are growing that Labour could be planning a new tax raid after Rachel Reeves refused to repeat her recent pledge not to repeat her £40bn Budget hikes. The chancellor was pressed on the issue in the Commons by shadow chancellor Mel Stride, and again at a conference in the North of England, over her promise last week to the CBI conference.

Rachel Reeves has appeared to drop her pledge to not “come back for more tax” from businesses after refusing four times to repeat the vow. Last week, the Chancellor told business leaders she would not need to increase taxes further after raising employer National Insurance contributions by £25 billion at the Budget.

Rachel Reeves refuses to guarantee no new tax rises despite pledge last week - The chancellor is under pressure over her pledge not to come back with more tax rises

Rachel Reeves has refused to repeat a promise made to business leaders just a week ago not to raise taxes again. Meanwhile, talks between Keir Starmer and the Greek PM have reignited debate over the future of the Elgin Marbles.