Downing Street’s recently-departed special economics adviser says that Labour will have to find a way to raise taxes now. So says every Downing Street official who has since left…

Ravinder Athwal, who left government in July and also wrote Labour’s manifesto, said it has been “ steady progress ” so far in government but the party has faced “ a lot of challenges to grasp, the objective has been to sort of stabilise. ” Athwal added cautiously that Labour “hasn’t quite finished delivering” on items it promised…

Athwal said on the Westminster Insider podcast that taxes will have to rise because “ things have changed… whose side are you on, who are you choosing to tax. ” Athwal says there are “options” outside of the taxes Reeves pledged not to raise. New budget architect Tors

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