AssetID: 55296589
Headline: Reeves Defends Tax Rises as Critics Accuse Labour of Returning to 'High-Tax, High-Spend' Politics
Caption: UK finance minister Rachel Reeves pushes back against claims she has hiked taxes to historic levels to fund expanded welfare spending.
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Rachel Reeves,UK budget,tax rises,welfare spending,two-child cap,OBR forecasts,Labour Party,economic policy,public finances,productivity outlook,political debate,government spending,fiscal strategy
PersonInImage: