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 she refused four times to repeat the vow.The Chancellor told business leaders last week she would not need to increase taxes further after raising employer National Insurance contributions by £25 billion at the Budget.

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.

Rachel Reeves has repeatedly declined to guarantee that there will be no more borrowing or tax rises following her first Budget.

Rachel Reeves has failed to repeat her pledge that there will be no more borrowing or tax rises following her first Budget. The Chancellor last week sought to reassure business leaders that the £40 billion tax hikes announced in October would not be repeated, saying: "I'm really clear. I'm not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes."

At Treasury questions on Tuesday, Rachel Reeves was asked multiple times to re-commit to her earlier pledge on taxes.